Eric,
Water changes, Water changes,
Water changes, Water changes,
Water changes, Water changes,
Water changes, Water changes,
Let me say it again PARTIAL WATER CHANGES until you get all the parameters to be 0. Do it twice a day if you have to (if you are home). At very least change 10% (10 gallons) of the water every day. 20% would be better.
Let me summarize your posts and ask for some additional information.
I have had my take for three months
i don't use tap water only reverse osmosis water.
i use seaclone 100,150 protein skimmer and sump Not a great skimmer by most accounts
iturned my protien skimmer up to get more junk out of my tank.
i don't use a hospital tank or a quaretine tank
i should have but i just don't have the means of doing it right now.
i was doing fine until i went to a different lfs and bought there fish that's when my problem's started.
i know i'am doing everything right.
i rushed thing's and i think i going to pay the price I added the bold
TANK PARAMS
i have a75gal fowlr.
50lbs of lr
i do my water changes every weekend,test the params weekly.
salinity at 1.023,
ph 8.0,
ammonia 0ppm.
nitrite 0.25ppm,
nirtrate 0ppm,
temp at78 NOW AT 80
SUBSTRATE
sand bed at 3 inchs
CYCLING
it cycled for 6 weeks
Please explain the method you used for cyclcing the tank.
Did you add fish to cycle? Did you just use the LR to cycle? Did you add bottled bacteria to cycle?
i'am using chemical
I'm not sure of the context of this statement by you. When and for what did you use a chemical? WHAT is the checmical?
FEEDING
i feed them brine shrimp,blood worms,mysis and seaweed for my c.c starfish.
the fish were all eating and swimming around fine they seem to hide and then they dont eat.
WHICH FISH ARE HIDING, WHICH FISH DON'T EAT?
my other fish are fine.
WHICH FISH ARE FINE?
PWCs
I do a 10% water change weekly.I put it in a bucket with a power head and a heater.But,I do not let it sit over night Start letting it it sit at elast overnight if not 24 hours
LOST FISH
i've been losing my fish , (my fish that died were from other lfs)
1 coral beauty,
1 flamed angle,
1 bangi cardinal,
1 long hose butter fly.
the first two in the last two days.
lost the flying ganard.the fish i did lose where breathing heavy didn't eat,could not tell if eyes were hazy.the one clown fish that died had a white fuzzy stuff come him,be cause i tried to give him a fresh water tip.he started to come around alittle bit but died a few min. later.
TODAY: lost another fish this morning when i woke up.
CURRENT FISH IN TANK (fish i still have are from my original lfs)
2 scooter blennies
1 foxface
2 clowns
1 flying gunard (SINCE DECEASED)
1 purple fire fish
1 pamjama cardinal
2 c.c starfish
2 peppermint shrimp.
1 cleaner shrimp
TANK LOCATION/ENVIRONMENT
could stress be the problem.the tank is in my dinning room and is in a high traffic area. especially when my grand daughter is over.
i know i don't have any deseases in my tank
Are you sure?
Fish can recover from a lot IF they are NOT STRESSED and have PRISTINE WATER. Pristine water can be had from regular partial water changes. Right now you do NOT have pristine water conditons. Therefore you need to start doing partial water changes until you get there. You need to do this NOW and you need to do this OFTEN (ONCE A DAY MINIMUM).
Once you get your tank in order you need to keep it that way. Do that by reduced feedings.
Feed only every other day at most and only what is consumed in a few minutes.
Add some powerheads for water movement (I didn't see any listed).
Do NOT add new fish or other livestock until you have a QT setup AND this tank has been stable for a couple of months.
In the meantime
Water changes, Water changes,
Water changes, Water changes,
Water changes, Water changes,
Water changes, Water changes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope that helps to save the rest of your livestock. This is not that hard once you get your tank inorder.
Remember, Nothing GOOD ever happens FAST in a salt water aquarium