Cant keep my fish alive please help

[racin1126]

Originally Posted by ophiura
Just out of curiosity, what is your alkalinity and pH? What sort of circulation do you have? Do you have good surface aggitation?
I do not hae a test for alkalinity but i will get one soon what should it read my ph is 8.2 I am running one powerhead and my filter i had 2 in it and it seemed like too mch water flow. I am looking around for a ground probe i think i will have o order one. the surface has a good ripple to it or should the surface be breaking. I also put is a air stone I know it is not recomended but it is the only thing that got my fax faces color back he was faded and a few hours after he was normal again. I am only able to keep the fish for about 3 days max. Should i put the other power head in so it is breaking the surface of the water. Also willit matter that i am using just a single 36" light I have no corals. I read that coraline grows better without a ton of light. should i remove the air stone?

 

[racin1126]

also the carbon is gone now and filter is very clean.

 

[unleashed]

I can see what ppl are saying about the volts in your tank could present a problem.also lfs normally only check nitrates amonia and such and ph.have them test calcium levels magnesium and alk.and phosphates.iodine levels also all mentioned above could be a possibilty of a problen.unless you request these test most lfs wont do them.if your using prime your tap water should not be a huge issue.unless you have a very bad water supply.also i suggest placing your foxface into a qt tank with a purchased ro water from lfs and keep a close eye on him you may have accidently poluted your tank somehow.