Any hope

[clermont]

I am starting up a 35 gallon for the first time, right now the only thing I have in it is some live sand and about 45 pounds of live Fiji rock. I was in the process of curing the rock and hit a bit of a snag. I was doing a partial water change and in error water with a low sality got mixed into the tank. It caused the specific gravity to dip to about 1.019. I panicked a and quickly threw in some instant ocean to get it back to a safe zone. Though it was only for a few minutes, I am concerned I have caused harm to the live rock when the gravity dipped below the safe zone? I am also concerned about mixing the instant ocean directly into my tank? Any thoughts...any hope? How hardy is live rock to changes? Would this kill it?

 

[bigarn]

Since you're curing the rock I wouldn't worry about it. There's going to be alot of die-off anyway. Once the rock is cured and the tank is cycled, be sure the salinity is good and stable before adding anything to the tank.

 

[clermont]

Good news, thanks