fish dying - Page 2

whiirly · 05/16/2006, 01:27 PM

I would go with a sump/refugium and get rid of the fluvals completly the more natural the better then get a bigger than necessary skimmer to cover the bio load

Ken-21 · 05/16/2006, 02:04 PM

This is a great forum but only if you are willing to listen! People can sometimes seem harsh but from the posts I read I didn't think so. The amount of time you have a tank running doesn't mean that you're not going to make mistakes, I've had a reef tank for over 10 years and I still make newbie mistakes from time to time. When someone seems like they're being too critical it's only because we care about the corals and fish. Next time someone says something to you that makes you mad just take it with a grain of salt and you'll find that there might be some wisdom in their sarcasm!
As for your problem, your tank is over stocked, that's a fact not an opinion. The ammonia level is high probably because of fish waste and food waste. Reduce your fish load and do several water changes. Test kits are life savers, please get some. Good luck!

fish are life · 05/16/2006, 02:57 PM

not nothing has made me mad and i have listened to what people are saying, i dont knwo why you think i havnt and am mad. i have taken out some fish added filtration done 4 water changes and have seriously looked into sumps and fuges but right now i dont have the recources and money for them.

05/16/2006, 01:27 PM	#26
whiirly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park ILL Posts: 3,177	I would go with a sump/refugium and get rid of the fluvals completly the more natural the better then get a bigger than necessary skimmer to cover the bio load __________________ Whiirly A.K.A The One and ONLY:)> Current Tank Info: 180 might as well be a FOWLR

05/16/2006, 02:04 PM	#27
Ken-21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the edge of sanity Posts: 140	This is a great forum but only if you are willing to listen! People can sometimes seem harsh but from the posts I read I didn't think so. The amount of time you have a tank running doesn't mean that you're not going to make mistakes, I've had a reef tank for over 10 years and I still make newbie mistakes from time to time. When someone seems like they're being too critical it's only because we care about the corals and fish. Next time someone says something to you that makes you mad just take it with a grain of salt and you'll find that there might be some wisdom in their sarcasm! As for your problem, your tank is over stocked, that's a fact not an opinion. The ammonia level is high probably because of fish waste and food waste. Reduce your fish load and do several water changes. Test kits are life savers, please get some. Good luck!

05/16/2006, 02:57 PM	#28
fish are life Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tucson AZ Posts: 171	not nothing has made me mad and i have listened to what people are saying, i dont knwo why you think i havnt and am mad. i have taken out some fish added filtration done 4 water changes and have seriously looked into sumps and fuges but right now i dont have the recources and money for them.