dallas
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Im in the 5th week of a new tank...55 gallon ,fish only,wet/dry w/ skimmer, etc. I started out cycling my tank with 6 clownfish on the advice of my lfs. I monitored the levels pretty closely and saw a rise and decrease in both ammonia and nitrites and slight increase in nitrates. Ph level is 8.2
I added a Naso Tang, dottyback, and algae eating blenny. The clowns started to get sick about a week later and the ammonia and nitrite are both through the ROOF now. I took out all of the clowns and left the others in the tank(Naso,blenny,dottyback). I have been doing 5 gallon water changes EVERY day and cleaning out as much waste(poop) from the tank that I can. What can I do to lower the levels? The clowns were getting pop-eye and starting to lose color on their stripes,etc. I dont have live sand or live rock and I was wondering if I could add some NOW? Or would it possibly start another cycle and kill my fish that are present in the tank? Did I have too many fish in the tank? Your help would be very useful. THanks.
I added a Naso Tang, dottyback, and algae eating blenny. The clowns started to get sick about a week later and the ammonia and nitrite are both through the ROOF now. I took out all of the clowns and left the others in the tank(Naso,blenny,dottyback). I have been doing 5 gallon water changes EVERY day and cleaning out as much waste(poop) from the tank that I can. What can I do to lower the levels? The clowns were getting pop-eye and starting to lose color on their stripes,etc. I dont have live sand or live rock and I was wondering if I could add some NOW? Or would it possibly start another cycle and kill my fish that are present in the tank? Did I have too many fish in the tank? Your help would be very useful. THanks.