brown on rocks and coral

[clownbob]

I don't have a skimmer and I don't know how to put a picture on here. I am new to the forum and a 3 day old marinist (is that a word?) with not even a basic knowledge. I did want to rescue this tank and give it a shot of making it look good. The 5 grand daughters all love the 2 colourful fish.

At this point all the knowledge I have is from one visit to the store. They checked the water and said that every thing was OK but I needed more salt. It was at the lowest acceptable level and they said to raise it to the highest level. I am raising the level 1 notch a day.

While there they sold me:

Chlor-out
Essential Elements
Liquid Calcium
Strontium and Molybdenum
De-Tox
Frozen Shrimp

I inherited:

Ammonia Tester
ph tester
NO2 tester
Hydrometer
Ph indicator solution/Ph up/Ph down
Eclipse filer system
Heater
Coral life scientific grade salt
instant ocean
temp guage
lots of little stuff (algae scrapers, nets, etc)

The fish are healthy and have been alive for several years in this tank. It had only been neglected for the last short while before my friend passed away.