initial setup

[fowlhizzle]

I have just done a initial setup, with coral and live rock. I had bought the live rock from a store and i believe it is dead because of the cost of it. I was told that in one week it will be ok to purchase 4 to 5 fish to test and get the bacteria started. I didn't scrub my live rock before putting it into the tank. Will it hurt my cycle process if i take it out and scrub it and place it back in there. The rock doesn't seem to be in bad shape it has some purple color to it and has a green coating to it. Obviously you can tell that i don't have much experience with this yet, but i have great interest in the hobby. Hopefully I can find some answers. Thank you. Steve

[tangmang23]

well if the rock is dead it can become live again over time. You mentioned corals, do you have corals in your tank now?? What i would do is remove any livestock you have in the tank to allow it to cycle. I would suggest getting a few lbs of Live Rock to seed your base/dried rock. This process is called curing, and can take 2-6 weeks to be finished and okay for livestock. This part of the process takes patience and i would not advise on picking up any fish for at least a month if not longer.

[fox2589]

+1