Sunshine
Reef enthusiast
Hi...I'm new to the saltwater world. I have a 46 gallon bowfront that we turned into a saltwater aq. It is a FOWLR. It has a Fluvel 304 for the filter. And I have an airstone. It has sand in it and 50 pounds of live rock. We cycled it with 3 green chromis. They all died. I now have 1 green chromis, 1 strawberry chromis, 1 sea urchin, 1 brown starfish, 4 snails and 4 crabs. I did have a blennie and a shrimp but they died also. They were in there about 2 weeks before they died. The tank is 6 weeks old. I've cleaned it 3 times since we set it up.
Someone told me I need a refugium with a skimmer. What is the purpose of the refugium ? They said I need more water flow. That is why my fish are dying. This is all new to me. I have a freshwater and a pond, I wanted to start small with a saltwater to see if I could do it before going bigger.
I don't want to buy anymore fish till I figure out what is wrong. Here are my test readings.
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
PH 8
KH 170
Salinity 1.022 Water temp 76---78
Thanks for any help you can give me.........
Someone told me I need a refugium with a skimmer. What is the purpose of the refugium ? They said I need more water flow. That is why my fish are dying. This is all new to me. I have a freshwater and a pond, I wanted to start small with a saltwater to see if I could do it before going bigger.
I don't want to buy anymore fish till I figure out what is wrong. Here are my test readings.
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
PH 8
KH 170
Salinity 1.022 Water temp 76---78
Thanks for any help you can give me.........