everything is going wrong

Well, I'm not going to be much help on exactly why your fish died, though something toxic to them in the water would probably be my vote, since it looks like the rest of your water parameters look just fine, especially for fish. Could be an aeration problem too, and they just suffocated to death. Do you have a significant amount of microalgae in the tank. I believe that can deplete the oxygen supply.

Anyway, the real reason I posted is to tell you that if you haven't already, try to find a store that specializes in fish rather than someplace like Petco. I don't know about where you live, but around here (and I'm right by the water), they don't concentrate in saltwater fish, and the staff is usually less than knowledgeable about them. It seems unlikely it would be the case with all of them, but perhaps the fish you got were already sick.
 
Confused

Confused

I think everything was on track until this post:

i would def. recommend the rodi water. was the live rock live when you bought it. or was it base rock. i let mine mix for 72 hours.i have found it better to do 5% weekly rather than 10% bi weekly. its worth getting the right containers and etc. to make it as easy as possible. the damsel may be hard to catch though with the live rock in it.

Not too sure where all of that fits in to where the thread had progressed so far. :confused:
 
so just to know, at this point what all is in your tank and exactly what equipment are you running, this may help people get a feel of what you are doing
 
Hey puffer your definately on the right track, start using good filtered water, take your livestock additions slow, dont overstock, regular water changes ( min 25% per month ) depending on how fast nitrate builds up, and you'll do just fine.
 
Another major hint:

DO NOT BUY LIVESTOCK FROM PETCO..

Its usually already as good as dead ( there are exceptions, but they typically are too big to pay much attention to their saltwater stuff...

Matthew
 
right now in my tank i have a heater and filter(built in) live sand and 20 live rock. snail shells and herit shells.
 
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