"Altum" wrote in message
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Yes. It's a gentle smell - like a pond or damp earth. It should not
smell fishy and never "foul."
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If there's a foul or fishy smell that signifies (to me) stagnant water or
water loaded with bacteria. If one of my tanks started to smell "bad" I'd
really go wild with the vacuum. I'd make sure every inch of the gravel was
done. I'd clean the filter and add another filter for at least awhile. An
airstone would also help oxygenate the water and keep it moving. And lastly
I would use some good quality activated carbon for a week or so. A foul
smelling tank is not a healthy tank.......
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
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