jenni620
Member
Okay, about two months ago, I set up a 29 gallon tank because I wanted to get a mantis shrimp. I put in a 3 inch sandbed, using live sand I bought from someone who was tearing down an established tank. I also have about 20-25 pounds of live rock and tonga branch in there; some came from one of my tanks, and the rest I bought from someone else in my area that was taking down their tank. Anyway, I waited a while before I added anything, just in case moving all that sand around caused the tank to cycle again. I was on a waiting list at the LFS for a mantis, so I put 2 domino damsels in two weeks ago, and they both died within a couple of days. So I did a large water change, tested the water, and got two more on Friday. One died yesterday, and the other died last night. What is going on????? Something must be REALLY off to keep killing damsels....I thought they could live through anything! My readings are as follows:
Ammonia 0
Trates 0
Trites 0
Ph 8.1
SG 1.026
Temp 77
Any ideas??? This is driving me crazy....I am about to tear the whole thing down and sell it. I don't want to keep killing fish, and I am not about to spend $70 for a shrimp that will probably die when I put it in...
Ammonia 0
Trates 0
Trites 0
Ph 8.1
SG 1.026
Temp 77
Any ideas??? This is driving me crazy....I am about to tear the whole thing down and sell it. I don't want to keep killing fish, and I am not about to spend $70 for a shrimp that will probably die when I put it in...