Levels Rising... Please help!!

kietz wrote:
JB wrote:
kietz wrote:
JB wrote:

I meant tyo type AmQuel Plus is supposed to treat Nitrate, Nitrite &
Ammonia.. I listed Nitrate twice for those who noticed.. Also after
washing my hands 2-3 times there's still a slight rotten egg or so
smell on my hands after dealing with my aquarium if this helps point
the way to diagnosis and treatment...

Amquel can have a strong sulfur smell. Could that be the source of your
rotten egg smell?

kietz

no, because this was going on days before I started treatment.. I
haven't smelled regular AmQuel, but the new AmQuel Plus doesn't have an
odor to me..


In that case you probably should follow Gill's advice...

good luck,

kietz

As stated by kietz Amquel may be a source of rotten egg smell, Amquel,
Prime and similar products are made of Hydrosulfite salts. Also as
stated already never totally clean all your filter media, rinse in used
tank water or de-chlorinated tap water.
As you remove the decaying food by vacuuming this also may address your
kH problem. Decay will produce nitric acids which will deplete kH.
Check you tap water to make sure there is 80 ppm in the water you are
adding back. Driftwood or Mango wood can contribute to kH depletion
too.
Here is an article about kH:
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumKH.html

Carl