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heres some pics of my water tests 4 hours after i put in the live rock
7.3 pounds and if it was us money it be $4.30 a pound hows that!
also some pics of live rock there is pieces that i put together
oh and one of my cat wanting some attention, you can see hes saying
GET OF MFK NOW!!!
Its good that you got some live rock, but you need at least 1 lb per gallon.
Also, you ammonia looks like .25
Not good.
Get the damsel out PLEASE
Its for its own good
oh and work on getting the nitrates down
Adding more live rock will help with that
Also try adding some macro algae when the tank is cycled. That will help reduce the nitrates even more.
you can ask the pet store to hold the damsel for you until the tank is cycled.
The live rock smells because it is uncured. The die-off will fuel the cycle. You can start worrying about the nitrate after it cycles. Don't use seawater because it could be polluted or it could have a different salinity.
put the rock back into the tank, and put the damsel in the tup. This will help save the damsel. odor just means your tanks ammonia is high. When the cycle is finished, this will go away. One of those things we deal with lol.