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  1. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    unfortunately we have learnt the lesson - which is not to go to a garden centre aquarium stockist!!! though they appear qualified they have advised us wrongly!!!! And sadly some beautiful fish have been lost - we put our trust in the people - I will be contacting the management - informing them...
  2. M

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    sorry it was mistyping have no probs with the nitrites - it is the nitrates each time - each time a fish has died they seemed to have rocketed - even though the day before they were quite low.
  3. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    have got books and do look on the sites etc but everyone has different advice!!!! i will try my best and do as you say thanks again
  4. M

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    thanks for the advice!!
  5. M

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    how much would you suggest!!! this is what we were told to do and this is what they had been feeing it. we thought we could trust these people as they said they had been trained with a particular qualification - can't remember what it is off the top of my head. Just feel so annoyed as we have...
  6. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    yes the cockle is in a hard shell. The puffer attacks it and eats straight away - we only ever leave a few shells in for the puffers teeth.
  7. M

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    Today it is reading lower down the scale - whereas yesterday it was 3/4 up the scale - but not sure how long lion fish was dead - could have been for more than 12 hrs.
  8. M

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    How many fish would you suggest - at the time of having the five fish which were the puffer, tasselfile, blue tang, yellowfin tang and the lion fish they were all approx 5cm long? Live in the Midlands - 25 miles from Birmingham (England).
  9. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    took the water to be tested today and nitrate is reading fine!!! so don't know what has killed of the lion fish!!! just don't know what to do next! I know we have got to leave the tank - we are not in a rush to buy fish and get it filled - when you are told it is ok to add a fish then you do...
  10. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    is there nothink you can buy to break there waste down i have been putting in stability aswell
  11. M

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    ok thanks how do you know when your alright to put another fish into your tank?
  12. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    apart from water changes and less feeding what else can i do ???
  13. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    sorry don't know weight - good size pieces - fills the back of the tank - the skimmer is v2 protein skimmer has a bubble stop too.
  14. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    what would you suggest to feeding the lone porcupine puffer fish??
  15. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    i have 10 pieces of live rock - good sizes and a protein skimmer and external pump. Have added denitrate to the filter pump. we are getting the general feeling that the garden centre are useless too!!!! Can not find anyone with good knowledge in our area.
  16. M

    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Had a tank coming onto 4 months. 35 gallon approx Filled with water from garden centre (ready salted), there is lots of live rock. Cycled the tank as advised by the garden centre. Added a puffer, then a few weeks later a tasselfire. These got on fine. 1 month later added a blue powdered tang...
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