Everything Crashed!

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coral

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My whole tank is now dead. I put in a Krean Angelfish and two green chromis fish and the angelfish is already gone! Its gone! I saw it swim into some of the rocks I have in there but it never came out. I have two chromis and one is just floating around my heater and the other is sitting on the bottom of the tank. I thought these fish would be more active. Is it because my tank is not settled yet? I took the mushrooms out and the annenome coral out and threw it away. Do fish need the tank to settle down before they go in to or just fish?
travis
 
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coral

Guest
Just about one week. I know I should have let it settle more but I wanted this fish and they guy said that they had another buyer coming in for it tonight so I bought it and put it in. I also bought the chromis so the angel would not be lonely. Now they are not moving much. They are just floating around like.
 
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coral

Guest
I'm sorry that I am not making much sense but I am upset. I meant to say in my first post that I know that corals need the tank to settle before going in but do fish need it to settle first to?
Travis
 
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coral

Guest
What does WOW!! mean? I need help right now. My mom will be coming home soon. I told her I would not buy anything else after my annenome coral died. I promised her and now these fish in there and I think they are dying. Should I add more salt?
 
goldrush

goldrush

Member
BUY A BOOK!! LISTEN TO WHAT YOU ARE TOLD ON THIS BOARD! SLOW DOWN!! Sorry for yelling but a few posts ago you were given some good advice and it seems as though you didn't listen.We are here to help.
 
poiboy

poiboy

Member
PLEASE RETURN TO FIRST POST AND TAKE EVERONE'S ADVICE BEFORE STARTING OVER! Like someone replyed in your first post you LFS wants your money and that's the bottom line.
 
cadbury

cadbury

Member
Sorry as well, but boy did you jump the gun. Fish are not to put in the aquarium so soon. It needs to cycle first, if I were you I would take those fish back asap and maybe buy some books and read up on this hobby first, or at least ask a lot of questions here first. It seems to me you really jumped the gun, I would'nt even advise putting freshwater fish in a aqaurium that soon!!!
 
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irenicus

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My condolences on your fish and inverts. Sounds like they were the victim of an uncycled tank. Your gonna have to do some research and hang around this board before attempting to stock your tank again. Unfortunately you took some shortcuts that one should not take when starting a saltwater tank. I'm sorry.
 
cadbury

cadbury

Member
Not to put you down coral, but I bought a 180 gallon tank and it sat in my basement for a year. I found this site and just began asking alot of questions and began doing searches for answers, it just takes time. The SHARKS as well will tell you that they don't know everything, there is so much to learn in this hobby. But first be smart and read-up and learn the foundation and then begin slowly...........
 
poiboy

poiboy

Member
Ok! now wait a minute is this a joke? not to be :mad: but you said you found this sight 2 days ago and you already have over 21 post and didnt learn the basic's hmmm. just correct me if i'm wrong but something smells fishy
 
robn70

robn70

Member
If you follow the rest or coral's threads, his tank was Doomed from the start. He didn't once follow the advice given to him from the members of this board, well except for returning the mushrooms. A Koran Angle shouldn't be put in a 55 gal and anome's should go into well established tanks with proper filtration and adaquet lighting. a 55 gal with just a under gravel filter no ls lr is not going to work for a sw tank. sorry to hear about the poor creatures that you killed with a 1 week old tank.
 
nate_j

nate_j

Member
you need a book badly... you were told to take everything out of your tank and let it cycle! not take the corlas out and put in one verrry sensitive fish. please listed to advice and do the solution is not to pu more salt in.. the solution it to actualy let it cycle first its not like (freshwater) you nnnneeeeeddd to be more patient ...what was the reson to get the fish in the first place? who advised you to do that?
 
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newreefers

Guest
Coral,
OK, you made some normal major rookie mistakes. Now it is time to step back and get on the right track. Please take these steps to get on the right road to a successful tank. Saltwater is NOTHING like fresh water tanks!!
1 return anything still living to the fish store.
2 if you can afford it, replace the crushed coral with a deep sand bed, and get rid of the undergravel filter.
3 put 1 to 1 1/2 lbs of liverock per gallon of water in your tank.
4 go to the grocery store and buy 2 raw shrimp and throw them into the tank DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ELSE IN THERE, wait 4 days and remove shrimp.
5 go to fish store and buy the following test kits: ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, and some books on saltwater aquariums.
6 do a search on the board for cycle and follow the information you find there.
7 while waiting for tank to cycle, think of fish you want and do research on them to see if they will survive in your tank.
8 after 6-8 weeks if all test readings are 0, add ONE small fish, and a clean up crew
9 WAIT ONE MONTH, add next fish
10 before, during and after each step, read this board and any books you can get your hand on.
 
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thomas712

Guest
newreefers - constructive post, atta boy, pat on the back.
Thomas
 
twicklund

twicklund

Member
Coral,
Sorry to hear about your tank. I know its tough in the beginning, but keep your head up, and try again. (I think everything else that needs to be has already been said).
tw
 
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