hello i am nee to saltwater tanks in Nov i purchased a 32 gallon biocube. After 2 weeks i added some chromis to cycle the tank. I was taking water samples once a week to lfs and they encouraged me to start adding fish on the 3rd week. I asked them how many fish can i put and they told me i can add 10-14 small fish. I added 6 clowns, a blenny , And sand sifting goby 3 emerald crabs 2 shrimps and 3 nassarious snails. I asked if they traded fish back and said yes so i also put a small blue tang and small yellow tang.
2 weeks ago my nitrate levels went up to 80 i went back to the lfs and they told me to add chemi pure blue to lower the nitrateS. Amonia level was at .25 as well as phosphates. Within the last four days 4 clowns died but i learned they fight while pairing so i suspect 2 died because of the fighting but the last 2 that died didnt seem beat up the sand sifting goby also died and now today the blue tang died. I onow alot of you are going to get on me but i am new and i everything i did i was being told at the lfs that was fine and that my tank was good for it. I have been doing regular 20% percent water changes.
current stock in the tank
2 clown fish
1 blenny
2 chromis
1 firefish
1 small yellow tang
3 small emrald crabs
1 fire shrimp
cleaner shrimp
3 nassarius snail
my perameters today were
amonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Phosphates - .25
nitrate - 20
Salinity - 1.025
any advice or constructive critism is highly welcomed and appreciated
2 weeks ago my nitrate levels went up to 80 i went back to the lfs and they told me to add chemi pure blue to lower the nitrateS. Amonia level was at .25 as well as phosphates. Within the last four days 4 clowns died but i learned they fight while pairing so i suspect 2 died because of the fighting but the last 2 that died didnt seem beat up the sand sifting goby also died and now today the blue tang died. I onow alot of you are going to get on me but i am new and i everything i did i was being told at the lfs that was fine and that my tank was good for it. I have been doing regular 20% percent water changes.
current stock in the tank
2 clown fish
1 blenny
2 chromis
1 firefish
1 small yellow tang
3 small emrald crabs
1 fire shrimp
cleaner shrimp
3 nassarius snail
my perameters today were
amonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Phosphates - .25
nitrate - 20
Salinity - 1.025
any advice or constructive critism is highly welcomed and appreciated