She's not called the Em-issary for nothing... :mrgreen:

Nice to hear things are turning around for you!
:biggrin:

Think I went through a small batch of that sand myself... :evil:

I'm hoping J & L would at least refund you or give you free pails of salt.

Did the company that makes Instant Ocean salt take any responsibility for this? IMO they should cover people's losses if their product caused so much destruction.

I haven't heard back from Instant Ocean yet. Hopefully I will!

We are down to 7 fish now, and the butterly fish has been returned to the main tank and its raw areas seem to be healing. The pH is still high (my tester only goes to 8.8) and we have done 9 water changes since Sat. The fish look a lot better!

Once the water is back to normal, we would like to replace some of the fish that we have lost--probably from J & L. How many fish would you quarantine at a time in a 20 gal tank? (The fish we want: 1 lunar wrasse, 2 oc. clowns, 2 blue damsels, 1 zebra damsel +?)

What are the quarantine methods that the group uses?

Look into compatibility issues associated with lunar wrasses, large wrasses in general actually, and the cautions that people tend to give when discussing damsels.

It's a FO tank so the fish selection is fine. :biggrin:

I would be a bit concerned about keeping the damsels and clowns in such a small space, the damsels could get pretty snarly with them. If you could put in some hiding spots, pvc pipes etc you might get by.

I'm sure you could deal with it in any event. :smile:

Hi. I am very pleased to report that Instant Ocean has sent me a cheque for replacing the fish I lost, also for the future 2 delivery charges from J&L, and for 2 buckets of salt which were used for the twice daily changes.

The butterfly fish didn't eat for at least a week after being in the quarantine tank as its mouth was obviously injured (transparent with a red streak) from the alkalinity, but now all the fish are back to good health. I have adjusted their feed to include more nori and spirulina flake, according to Emily B's recommendations.

Thanks so much for the help and moral support!

Anne

Fantastic! :cool:

Great job, Em!

Mitch

:cool: Once in a while you can make a difference.

Anne, it's time to come over and see the new in wall tank ! I have two chocolate stars cleaning there because I learned that from you !! :mrgreen: