0311Marine
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2013
- Messages
- 24
Hi all! I purchased a 10 gallon tank just a little over a week ago, and felt in luv right away with this great hobby. With the tank I got a 3 layer filter, 1 live rock, 3 hermit crabs, 1 bottom feeder fish (black and white dots) sleeps in the sands at night, 2 corals and 4 demsels.
I fist put in the water then sand and rock, then let the filter run for about 2 hours (with no water testing), I put in all the fishes. During the 1st night one demsel died, after the 3rd day 2 others died, and finally the fourth day the last one died..... I think one the water is dirty high on all the bad chemicals, and also I didn't have a heater. Temps r around 60s........ Went back to the store got a heater, one more live rock and the owner gave me 2 more demsels.
This time was better, only thing was that the green demsel killed the orange one...... Good news is that the green demsel is very active now, and has claimed it's own hole in the rocks. I tested the water for ph (8.2), ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and low nitrates! Yeaaaaa!
Now, I have added 2 more corals, and 2 clown fish. I been reading up on differ aspects of the hobby, and I can see me with a 100 to 200 gallon tank in the future. Hope to meet many of you on the forum and also look forward for your advices. Thank you!
I fist put in the water then sand and rock, then let the filter run for about 2 hours (with no water testing), I put in all the fishes. During the 1st night one demsel died, after the 3rd day 2 others died, and finally the fourth day the last one died..... I think one the water is dirty high on all the bad chemicals, and also I didn't have a heater. Temps r around 60s........ Went back to the store got a heater, one more live rock and the owner gave me 2 more demsels.
This time was better, only thing was that the green demsel killed the orange one...... Good news is that the green demsel is very active now, and has claimed it's own hole in the rocks. I tested the water for ph (8.2), ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and low nitrates! Yeaaaaa!
Now, I have added 2 more corals, and 2 clown fish. I been reading up on differ aspects of the hobby, and I can see me with a 100 to 200 gallon tank in the future. Hope to meet many of you on the forum and also look forward for your advices. Thank you!
