Brand new to the wonderful world of water life

[Dadude80]

Hello everyone I'm excited about this new chapter and eager to learn all I can about aquariums and fish both fresh and salt water I have a 55 gal tank that I set up for me and my daughter we set it up about 2 weeks ago and went out and pick our very first fish today I had the water tested everything was perfect (so I thought) we set the fish in the tank still in the bag for about 20 mins then let it out the bag everything was good for about an hour went to the grocery store came home and it was dead my daughter was heart broken.....
Any suggestions

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R! Its very likely the tank wasnt finished cycling. And saltwater fish need to be acclimated before being put in. Unlike freshwater there are a multitude of parameters that can change from one tank to the next in saltwater.
Check out these threads here, they have tons of great info to get you headed in the right direction

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean...

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Cycling an Aquarium

Cycling a new aquarium. One of the earliest topics a new aquarium hobbyist needs to learn is how to properly cycle their aquarium. There is a ton of information on this process and many different methods on how to accomplish it. There are many different chemical and biological cycles our tank...

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My Current QT Process

UPDATE, 10/9/22: For those looking for quarantine information, our current process is kept updated on the first page of this thread (post any questions at the end of the thread). https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/ Thanks, Jay Hemdal I am frequently...

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[Hemmdog]

You will need live rock for beneficial bacteria to grow. What was your salinity and temp when you put the fish in? What kind of fish was it ?

 

[SPR1968]

You might find this link helpful and anything else just ask

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean...

www.reef2reef.com

And welcome to R2R!

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Retro Reefer]

 

[mike werner]

WELCOME TO R2R!!

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!!! The articles listed above have excellent info and this is a very helpful forum so we will do what we can to help your family on your adventure.

 

[Emarley]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Mrs. Herbert]

Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of saltwater tanks! Also welcome to Reef 2 Reef (r2r) you have come to the right place for all of your saltwater needs.

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and to the hobby. The links provided above will give you great information to get your started.

 

[motortrendz]

Well as everyone before me said, welcome. Salt tanks need time to cycle unlike a freshwater tank that can be done in a week or 2.

What type of filtration are you running on your tank? Canister? HoB(hang on back), sump style? what are you keeping your salt level at and how are you measuring it?

Just a few things to see where your at... it's a wonderful world. My daughter loves our tank. When se watches Nemo shes always looking at the tv then to the tank and back to the tv.. it's like hey I have Nemo too. Lol.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

The tank needs more time to cycle and mature. The acclimation time should increase to at least 45 minutes in my opinion.

You mentioned all your test results were good, which tests did you conduct?

forum is an amazing source. Welcome to R2R!

 

[Antics]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[motortrendz]

Oh and I forgot to mention before. When you dump your fish after acclimation. Dont put the fish store water in your tank. Scoop the fish from the bucket u used for acclimation.
Most fish stores treat their fish tanks with chemicals to kill parasites and treat infections. (Not a bad thing) you just dont want it in your tank bc it can harm inverts.

 

[ADAM]

Welcome to the show!

 

[crusso1993]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Paullawr]

Hello everyone I'm excited about this new chapter and eager to learn all I can about aquariums and fish both fresh and salt water I have a 55 gal tank that I set up for me and my daughter we set it up about 2 weeks ago and went out and pick our very first fish today I had the water tested everything was perfect (so I thought) we set the fish in the tank still in the bag for about 20 mins then let it out the bag everything was good for about an hour went to the grocery store came home and it was dead my daughter was heart broken.....
Any suggestions

Man i litterally did a double take. I thought you were floating a shark fin!

Enjoy the stay. This is a wonderful community.

 

[PanchoG]

Welcome to R2R!!!