possible problems

[Wom001]

so me and my roommate decided to ressurect my old 55 gal and basically short version of the story is i had set it all up and i bought a few lil fiddler crabs ( i know thr brackish only but hey thr cool as **** ) anyway i came home from work yesterday and he had went and bought 2 pink kissing guramis 2 balasharks and a couple of mollies anyway heres my problem today i found one of the mollies on the ground kinda just on its side floundering so i immediatly put him in an ambulance 10gal i set up in my room but he looks just about dead what im wondering is that 1) i dont think my tank cycled before new fish were added 2) i think too many fish were added and 3) what can i do to get this so the others dont meet the same fate.

also the kissers are just kinda chillin on the bottom is that a potential problem?

thanks for any information given and before you ask i dont have my master test kit its at home with my 150g saltwater and i use prime to declorinate im running at about 75degrees with two heaters and im using two id remimber the name overhaning filters rated at like 40g a piece anyway anyhelp is awsome

[sunkenmetal]

If your Tank hasn't finished its cycle that is the problem.

[sountfc]

When did you set it up?

[Wom001]

well like going on two weeks now yea at this point i know it needs to cycle but im trying to figure out how i can do some damage control so i dont have to go to my roomate and say you ****ed it alll up.....

[Rascal83]

It's definitely not cycled yet. If I were you, I'd take all the fish out and do a fishless cycle, but not many people are fond of fishless cycles. I just hate to kill fish in the process of cycling. If that's not an option for you, if you know anyone else with tanks that can give you some of their media, that will get your cycle going much faster. Good luck!

[sountfc]

Or else go buy one of those liquid bacteria seeding products. Never used one. so I don't know how effective they are.

[Wom001]

how long would it take to cycle properly im only used to saltwater

[Rascal83]

It depends. If you do a fishless cycle (using pure amonia) it would take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks. I'm not sure about using fish to cycle. We have always only done fishless. Sorry! If you can get a significant amount of media from someone, it could cut your cycle time down to 2-4 weeks.

[brittanykluss]

Get seachem stability it will cycle your tank in a week and it's safe to use while fish are in there

[armthehomeless]

If you know someone that has a tank, switch filter media with them. If not, some of the bacteria starters are effective. The ones that need to be refrigerated are the most effective.