That's 55 Gallons...

As some of you know, we got a new aquarium recently. We are still having some issues with the ammonia levels (any suggestions are welcome), but we keep trying to bring them down. As soon as we get the levels down, doing water change after water change, it comes back up in a couple days. We have tested the water we are adding to it, and that doesn't seem to be the problem. We have rinsed out the filters, re-rinsed the plants, treated the water, and we still can't figure it out. We "killed" all but 4 of our original fish (started with 12), and I recently (when Robert left for the box) "killed" 2 of our new ones. That was totally my fault for not listening to Hubby's instructions.

This was before I, um, drugged the two that we most recently lost.

Hopefully, we will figure out what is going on and stop having to change the water every day or two... mostly because Robert isn't here to do it, and I don't wanna! Ha! I have another week and a half to handle the tank on my own. You know how people that can't grow plants, or kill them quickly, are told they have a black thumb? Well, I am pretty sure my whole hand is black because I can't keep pets to save my life! I kill two fish within a day of Robert leaving them with me, I killed (literally baked) Trey's two fire-bellied toads not long after he got them... I am truly surprised our boys have made it this long! I guess I have more love for them than I do marine/amphibian life. Well, clearly. But, you get what I am saying. I just need to show these fish more love, right? That'll save them! Uh-huh. Well, it better, because our pockets aren't going to for much longer!