The Puffer Forum

All tank inhabitants are still doing good. We did a 16g-17g water change (approx 35-40g of water in the tank). Added Melafix for the 2nd day. The test results are better, except for the Ammonium and pH still the same (low). Temp: 78 Nitrate 0.0 (was 10 yesterday) Nitrite: 0.0 (was 25 yesterday) Sali...

9g is the most RO water I could get today from the store - they were closed and didn't offer any more. What amount do you recommend for a water change? Is it too late since I just did one on Sat and again today. I put in the Melafix - the crab and puffer started swimming around about 15-20 minutes l...

Thank you for the responses. Jinx is hanging in there. He still has the voracious appetite - he just can't see the food. He isn't worse, but not better. Nitrate at 0. Ammonia is above .8 (still dark green), but added Ammo-lock yesterday before I rec'd your messages to stop. I am hoping the Ammo-lock...

Thank you for your quick response. The tank was cycled without fish. We put in the live sand, 1 25 lb rock, and 2 5lb rocks. We always took the water to the store for testing. The water never did turn nasty like he said it would - a little cloudy, but not bad. After 3 weeks, the fish store gave us s...

I am a newbie to the saltwater fish world. I am ashamed that we know now didn't read up enough before getting our fish! We were relying totally on the fish store owner. Shame on us. I apologize for the novel below, but it seems you need particulars to help with the diagnosis. We set up our tank on C...