| Re: Here We Go Again!
Melanie, your new test kit showed that there was nothing seriously wrong in your tank. I think that you just need to give it some time.
If your new rock smells, then you did great by not putting it in your tank. That in itself shows that you don't suck at this. It just takes time to learn and there is so much to learn. I've been in the hobby for a long time and in the short time I've been here at reef sanctuary these folks have taught me a few things.
Tomorrow take your test kit and do an ammonia test on the water that your rock is in. It is possible that the LFS where you got your rock may have soul you uncured live rock or (if it was dry when you got it) live rock which had died fairly recently. If there is any ammonia reading, something is decomposing and you will have to cure the rock before you can use it in your tank. If your test doesn't reveal any ammonia, wait a couple more days and retest. Let us know what you find. |