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This is the auto top off

This is the auto feeder i use

You can set up an auto top off system. Mine is a cheap gravity float valve and a Rubbermaid tub. It works a lot like a toilet float. I probably paid less then $30 for everything. The reservoir just needs to be higher than the water level. pH should never be an issue. The salt mix is...

I use an auto feeder. I set it to add a minimal Amy of pellets every day.

No matter what they say always test salinity when you get the fish.

It can take quite a while for The cloudiness to go away. Once you get the filter up and going it should clear. You got a good 6 weeks of cycling before you can add any animals so be patient.

The brown is diatoms. Common in a new tank Zoanthids Duncan Hammer Mushrooms The other is similar to hammer but can’t see good enough.

It depends on you a bit. Are you just using it for the tank or for drinking water too? I use mine for both, have the RO plumbed into my fridge ice maker, bypassing the DI portion unless I’m using it for the tank then I run it through the DI resin too. I bought mine from BRS. RO buddy is OK...

I’d buy an RO DI system. You have control that way and long term it will be way cheaper.

No more clowns. Look at cardinal fish (bengai or pajama). Or a shrimp gobi. Nothing more for at least 1 month. Let your tank stabilize. They are Not too small not too big, beautiful. Don’t require a lot of swimming space. In comparison to your tank as far as stocking level, I have 120...

A 10 gal is probably your only choice.

As often as necessary to get ammonia down

I’d feed them a small amount and do a water change afterward.

You are very welcome. I think I’m safe in saying most of us have had similar bouts of excitement that have lead to bad decisions.

Re homing. The damsels have got to go too (chromis are damsels). Damsels are one of the most aggressive fish in the hobby. Don’t let their size fool you. They will eventually go after everybody else in the tank. Those lights aren’t enough for an anemone. Anemones require a lot of very...

Not a chance in hell. It will starve to death. They need a very large tank (~125 gal) that has been up and running for a good year with a healthy sustain copapod population.

On a tight budget I’d return the ones i said. All of these are aggressive. There will eventually be a blood bath and likely only one or 2 will survive. If you are truly attached you will choose to do what is best for the fish not for you. On top of that, the ammonia from an overstocked tank...

Your tank is way over stocked. A 24 gallon maybe 4-5 SMALL fish. The mandarin doesn’t have a chance. The tang needs a much bigger tank so does the damsel. The chromis will kill each other off. return the damsel the tang the mandarin and the chromes. At that point your stocked...

Odds are it was starving when you got him and just succumbed to starvation. If they have been starving too long they cant come back no matter how much food is available. Too much internal damage has been done.

There are differences in cheap vs good bulbs. The housing is less of an issue. Quality of reflectors can make a difference. ATI or Geissman bulbs. 6 bulbs is not too much may need more depending on the inverts you want to keep.