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[earl]

I WAS WONDERING iF SOMEONE COULD TELL ME THE THE PROPER WAY TO CARE FOR MY FISH BECAUSE ALL OF THEM DIED EXCEPT FOR MY WRASSE.aLL OF MY LEVELS CHEAKED OUT FINE.THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MY TANK HAS CYCLED IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS.THE TANK HAS BROWN ALGAE IT WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK.I HAD AN YELLOW TANG AN SAILFIN TANG 2 DAMSILS AND AN CLARKI CLOWN.COULD SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?I NEED TO KNOW ALL OF THE STEPS TO KEEP MY FISH ALIVE.MY FILTERS ARE 2 BIO WHEEL WET DRY.I HAVE AN 72 GALLON TANK.DO I NEED TO GET AN PROTEIN SKIMMER?ALSO MY YELLOW TANG WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GET SICK I THINK HE HAD PIN WORM OR MARINE VELVET.iTREATED THE TANK WITH FORMALIN 3.THE GUYS AT THE PET STORE SAID THIS WAS O.K.PLEASE HELP!

 

[porkypuffer]

PLEASE GIVE USE MORE INFO. SOURCE/TYPE OF WATER, SALINITY, PH, AMONIA, NITRITES, NITRATES, WHEN WATER CHANGES ARE PERFORMED, ANY CHEMICALS ADDED TO THE WATER, HOW LONG ARE THE LIGHS ON?

 

[dennish]

Do you use regular tap water, if so what do you use to treat it?
You say this happens "all the time". Did you drain the tank and clean everything last time? if not something may still be infecting the water.