The Puffer Forum

matt612 wrote:

JRC3 wrote:I think he's referring to the protein skimmer remark.

I know i answered that with no

No, I mean this...

matt612 wrote:... when i went marine i spent £1000 on my skimmer alone

I've been telling you from your very 1st post to take both fish back.

JRC3 wrote:

matt612 wrote:

JRC3 wrote:I think he's referring to the protein skimmer remark.

I know i answered that with no

No, I mean this...

matt612 wrote:... when i went marine i spent £1000 on my skimmer alone

I know what he meant and no i was not joking

Pufferpunk wrote:I've been telling you from your very 1st post to take both fish back.

they are not letting me refund them.

give them back then without the refund then mate, your tank is not ready for fish yet.
there is a very common saying for reefers that applies nicely here. only bad things happen quickly. a marine tank takes time to be ready, takes time between fish to be ready and takes time to care for.

what you need is 0 ppm amm, 0 ppm nitrITE and under 25ppm nitrATE (0 is better but is not always possible)

ammonia is very toxic to fish, stops them breathing well and will kill them. you could try to use a product like prime to detoxify but its not going to help in the long run. take the fish back, wait, test, wait, test and do water changes. untill your water chems are good you will not keep a fish alive.

Better you take the loss than the fish.

How much were the two fish? Consider how much it will cost to do 50% daily water changes to keep them in the tank. Also, my fish store gives me store credit of 1/3 of their selling price when I bring fish to them.