I had an over hanging filter for my 55g tank, but it was pretty loud so my dad bought a fluval. I asked him to grab a powerhead too, but he used to raise freshwater fish and therefore disliked them and didn't buy one. I set up the fluval-rinsed it all well-and started it. I noticed that it was kicking out a bunch of white dust, which I believe is from filter media.
This morning when I woke up, my coral beauty, large cleaner shrimp and emerald crabs were dead. My royal gramma was floating around. My green chromis, ocellaris clownfish pair and damselfish were all gasping but swimming around ok. My valentini puffer is turning a darker brown and has stuck herself to the tank wall like she's sleeping and Is gasping there. I can't lose her! I love her to pieces!
I did a 20% water change and stopped the filter. I put a different-smaller-overhang filter on for circulation, and I know that you shouldn't use airstones but I put two in.
Specific gravity- 1.023
pH- 8.0
Ammonia, nitrates, nitrites-0
My chromis, clowns and damsel are looking a tiny bit better (more lively), but my puffer is still a dark shade and gasping. Please help!!
This morning when I woke up, my coral beauty, large cleaner shrimp and emerald crabs were dead. My royal gramma was floating around. My green chromis, ocellaris clownfish pair and damselfish were all gasping but swimming around ok. My valentini puffer is turning a darker brown and has stuck herself to the tank wall like she's sleeping and Is gasping there. I can't lose her! I love her to pieces!
I did a 20% water change and stopped the filter. I put a different-smaller-overhang filter on for circulation, and I know that you shouldn't use airstones but I put two in.
Specific gravity- 1.023
pH- 8.0
Ammonia, nitrates, nitrites-0
My chromis, clowns and damsel are looking a tiny bit better (more lively), but my puffer is still a dark shade and gasping. Please help!!