I bought a nice new, 26 gal. tank- I was psyched! I "TRIED HARD" to do everything right.
I had 3 fish from the old tank and added 5 new fish to the new tank day 1 (This is the only thing I can think might not be good but it's been two weeks now "fully cycled" and they are still dying)
STEPS I TOOK:
I filled the new tank with about half of the water from the old tank.
I added water conditioner.
I added PH Balance.
I added ammonia remover & the Filter Stones that remove ammonia
I have a large bubble stone- great oxygenation.
I was running two filters for a week (used the old one to get the good bacteria (level tested "good")
Temp. 76
Fresh Water Tank
I feed the fish sparingly ONCE a day - 6 days / week to avoid excess waste build up.
The water tested near perfect when I brought a sample to Petco- they have 100 fish in a 10 gallon tank and they are fine. I had 8 (1") fish and all but one have died- many were hanging out at the top.