Im in the same boat as you bud. I recently started up my tank a couple weeks ago and am in the process of cycling.
All of the live rock that I added to the tank was already cured and well established. I myself was going to wait at least a month before adding any kind of life to my tank (as far as everything that I have researched it is the proper way to go). However a friend of mine who is very knowledgable and has alot of experience with aquaria (he also helped me set everything up) convinced me to introduce a couple of black molly's into the system. They are alive and well and according to my friends advice are helping to cycle the tank.
Black molly's are a brackish water fish that can survive in both fresh and salt water and are very hardy fish. Also they are very cheap (about a buck each).
Im not sure if this is the way to go but for me it seems to be working.
Im new to the hobby and spend alot of time researching new material everyday however I am by no means an experienced aquarist. I would recommend taking advice from the pros before me but I hope my experience could perhaps shed some light on the subject.
Good luck bud.
Oxy
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