reef tank, i dont understand y all my new fish die

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motortrendz
 
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reef tank, i dont understand y all my new fish die

by motortrendz

i have a tank thats been running for abt 6 months, there are 7 fish in there now that have been in there since the first month. now whenever i add fish they last abt a week and mysterously die. all my levels are perfect. anybody know? im pretty new at salt but have been doinf fresh for a looooong time. please help!


motortrendz
 
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by motortrendz

also heres some info on the tank
its a 120 gallon tank
2 250watt mh 15000k, 8 24in pc attinic
large wet/dry filter with 950 gph flow
large protein skimmer
fluidized bed filter
130 lbs of live fiji rock and 4 inch sand bed
feed4-reef tank 2.jpg


blueshoes2208
 
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by blueshoes2208

what levels did you test.....


motortrendz
 
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by motortrendz

ph, copper, calcium, nitrite nitrate, amonia,phosphate


newbie916
 
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by newbie916

What are your water readings? What kind of salt? Are you testing SG? Where are your fish coming from and how long have they been in captivity?


jweb
 
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by jweb

Are the fish you're adding smaller than the fish in the tank now? Maybe there is a mantis shrimp or some other type of carnivore eating them.


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

^+1 for sure


motortrendz
 
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by motortrendz

no mantis shrimp. all the fish i have are 2inches tops. and the fish that died were all bigger. they all came from the same lfs. i have no idea if theyre wild caught or captive bred. i have oceanic sea salt mix. and the sg is right where it belongs. the odd thing is that the fish that i got 4 months ago are all doing fine and its just the new fish, they show no signs of distress, disease or attack when they die


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

Do you get them all from the same place??? Try another store


gldntrmite
 
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by gldntrmite

Are they eating? I know the few fish i've lost never ate once i added them to the tank. Water levels are great, no killer fish or shrimp. They just wouldn't eat and perished within a week or so of being added.

reef tank, i dont understand y all my new fish die

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