5 day old tank ??? Am I pushing too fast ..

owever with my old 25 gallon tanks , I was just pretty much winging everything. I don't even test. (I can never keep a coral they dies within a week)
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Which he told me to just come to his shop If I needed water. To me I found somebody willing to help me out.

Sorry for the bad news, but it sounds like he's helping himself more than you.

He's sold you a tang that is completely inappropriate for your tank, and 3 clowns that are almost guaranteed to have major aggression issues.

But more silly, he got you to spend over $1,000 on a new tank for no reason at all. It makes zero sense. You spent all that money on a glass box that is 9 gallons bigger than the one you had before. Like, who does that help except the lfs? Your problem was that you weren't taking care of your pets, by "winging it." The solution is to ... stop winging it. Read the setting up sticky and learn how to keep coral and fish alive.

On top of that initial scam, he's got you hooked on buying water from him, and the problems that he's has created for you with the terrible fish choices - he's probably going to be more than willing to "help" by selling you all kinds of magic potions for your inevitable diseases and water quality issues.

It sounds like you got off to a bad start by being lazy with the first tank, and there's nothing wrong with that. Sooo many people start this hobby the same way and then catch up and get the hang of it. But if you continue to be stubborn about it and throw money at the problems and depend on untrustworthy people for basic needs instead of taking responsibility, I'm afraid you'll be out of the hobby pretty quick, broke, with a lot of needlessly injured animals down the toilet. Sooo many people wind up that way too. Their tanks are on Craigslist for a tenth what they paid every day. We all want to see you succeed with this, and it seems harsh but we're on your side. It's up to you whether you listen <3

EDIT: I read the first post again and it kinda sounds like you already had the poorly chosen fish before you set up the new tank, and the part about telling him what you want and getting it. I take back some of my harshness on the lfs. If you were approaching him with your heart set on this nonsense it isn't really on him to try all that hard to talk you out of it
 
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