Recent content by rdwilson

Thanks for your reply. I had my water tested and told it was perfect. So, I did a 5 gallon water change and re-stocked with 1 firefish, 1 royal gramma, 1 flame angel, and I already had 1 clown. Two days after purchasing the new fish, the firefish died... I'm letting that go as either he was sick...

I have a 29-gallon tank with 20 pounds of live rock. I added a Clown and Royal Gamma several months ago and had no problems. I added a Leomonpeel Angel & an Anthias (I believe a Dispar) about 3 weeks ago. All was good until last week when the Lemonpeel developed red blotches on both sides. The...

Thanks for the info. I only have live rock and live sand. I added the PH buffer as that is what the LFS suggested. I haven't added salt since the initial setup. My specific gravity is 1.022, but my temperature is a little lower than what you suggested. I'll bump up the heat per your...

29-gallon tank, I just added 15lbs of live rock 2 days ago and added a PH buffer as my PH was reading 7.0 Here are my latest readings: Nitrate- 20 Nitrite- 3.0 Alkalinity- 300 PH-7.8 I have the testing strip and compare the colors. According to the kit everything is in the OK range with...

I just purchased my 29-gallon tank and have a few questions. 1. I have live sand and 5lbs of live rock. I was told that I should have 15 lbs of live rock before I start adding any fish. Is this true? I want to begin by adding a couple of damsels. How long should I wait after adding the other...