Also it sounds like you're both telling me I should go ahead and fill it with the 20-30 pounds of live rock now as to avoid "shocking" the tank? Is it ok for me to just out a couple of peices in at a time as I go?
I fill it very slow I like to get the tank looking perfect (in my eyes).
This will change your water parameters I just added 5 pounds my ph went down KH went down a bit and the ammonia was a bit darker (higher) but was not bad enough to kill anything.
P.S. Can some one tell me why my PH and KH went down after adding rock?