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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    I will setup a qt tonight should I use water from my main fish tank? or just tap water? Also I will leaving work now and will not be able to post untill tomorrow. Thanks for your help guys I will bring test results and the medicine name in tom. chris
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    um by treating do you mean putting declor in? if so then yes. I am using tap water, should I be using ro water?
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    Ok it will have to wait till later since i'm at work now, but I will post it. Also the shrimp was dead for sure not just his shell unfortunetly :cry:
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    weird behavior from my damsels

    my blenny actually covers himself up with substrate, all you can see is his eyes! pretty cool looking though
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    I feel so bad killing all of these fish, the guys at work are now joking with me calling my fish tank the green mile. *i feel like the little girl in Nemo who wouldn't stop shaking the bag 8O
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    didn't treat with copper, I think I read that it kills inverts on this site. I used a chemical that my pet store guy recommended unfortunatley i can't remember the name it comes in a blue bottle and the chemical itself makes the water blue. You treat for 3 days. I also took the filters out...
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    I have one Peguin hob filter with a cartridge that has carbon in it and the other is a whisper hob filter same media. Tank has been up for 6 months now I believe, the first cycle was done with my first pair of clowns. Yes to the bagged live sand, and I am mixing the saltwater in a pitcher with...
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    well I have about 7lbs of live rock, in a 20 gal tank (I know a bigger tank is easier but my apartment is small) I have 2 hang on back waterfall filters (2 because i like my water really clear) I started with live sand, no protein skimmer but I do weekly 10% water changes. I also test my water...
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    sorry about the dupe
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    Why I suck at saltwater :(

    Ok I finally got some fish to live more than a week. My clowns were alive for about 2 months, one died this week I think from ick. My cleaner shrimp died on monday not sure why, the only thing i can keep alive is my 2 4 stripe damsels and my coral banded shrimp, oh and these little swirly...
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    Favorite/least favorite fish

    German Blue Angelfish (freshwater) Sabae Clown (saltwater) seahorse (saltwater)
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    My clown fish are turning Black?!?!?!!!

    I have heard that they get darker when there is no anenome present and when they are getting ready to spawn. But that's just what some guy at a pet shop told me. Chris
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    Which one first?

    I had 2 tom clowns and 2 4 stripe damsels together in a 20 gal without a problem. When I added 2 percula clowns the tom clowns promptly killed them. Tomatos will only live with other toms and they are very aggressive. I have since gotten rid of them and gotten some sabae clowns which are much...
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    Help with setup, Santa was VERY good to me!

    yes use live rock to help speed up the cycle and you will need a hydrometer. It might be a good idea to find out what kind of salt you have too. Instant Ocean is crap, I would go with red sea I think it's called which is the better version of Instant Ocean. Also go REALLY REALLY slow with the...
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    Help with setup, Santa was VERY good to me!

    yes use live rock to help speed up the cycle and you will need a hydrometer. It might be a good idea to find out what kind of salt you have too. Instant Ocean is crap, I would go with red sea I think it's called which is the better version of Instant Ocean. Also go REALLY REALLY slow with the...
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