help fish start dying

[mohammadali]

Originally Posted by Megalodon

I actually had one of those pink filter-feeding cukes until recently. It was withering away and shrinking as it wasn't getting enough food. It never stressed and expelled it guts but I didn't want to take any chances and just flushed the damned thing. And you know what? My tank has been doing better ever since. IMO just avoid those things entirely. I've noticed J&L Aquatics doesn't sell them anymore. It was pretty while it lasted, though.

Originally Posted by daniella3d

you need to lose the tap water. get a good osmose unit or keep loosing fish and corals.

You never know what desinfectant they water company can put in the water, and this is obviously something wrong with your water. Could be copper, could be anything, could be pesticide, you name it.

hahahahha i have been using tap water ever since i set up the tank. but nothing bad ever happened to the livestock until this pink cucumber nuke all of my livestock and everything was healthy the day before i put the pink cucumber.
everything was growing well and they all were so healthy

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by mohammadali

there is a pet store manger told me when i add tap water i should add kh into tap water all the time i bought a kh bottle from him

HUH??? That's a new one. No offense to those who my work at a "pet store". But that is where I have heard the most bad information given out to people. Go to a store that specializes in SW. You should NEVER add anything to your tank that you do not test for. Get yourself some test kits and try to learn to do your own testing. And don't let the stores try to sel you the Hagen Master Test Kits which are for sale at most "pet stores". And to answer your question on what's Kh without gettin into too much long winded detail, it's Alk. By the way the quotations are for the chain stores. Once again try a SW specialized store.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

You should NEVER add anything to your tank that you do not test for. Get yourself some test kits and try to learn to do your own testing..

couldnt have said it better
how can you know what to add if you dont test for it.

[burgerchow]

mohammad, you don't live too far from J&L aquatics. Take a water sample ( about a half liter ) and ask them to test your water for PH and Alkalinity. They'll tell you what's wrong with your water .

[mohammadali]

Originally Posted by burgerchow

mohammad, you don't live too far from J&L aquatics. Take a water sample ( about a half liter ) and ask them to test your water for PH and Alkalinity. They'll tell you what's wrong with your water .

i took my water to 2 pet store they telling me diff things about my water
im confused , i dont wanna name the stores here .
one of em told me the KH is good and the other one said the kh is high