aquarium smell

On 24 Jul 2005 12:42:03 -0700, "danny" wrote:

i have very recently cleaned my fish tank but the water still seems to
stink rather alot can anyone help me

You get some test kits, test the water, let us know what the numbers are
and we can help you out with how to treat it.

Or, you can take it to the pond/aquarium store, have them test the water,
write down the numbers (don't take "your water is fine" for an answer). If
they can't give you numbers, they don't know what they're doing, go to a
better store or buy your own test kits. Ammonia, Nitrite, pH, KH for
starters. ~ jan


See my ponds and filter design:
www.jjspond.us

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

Often times when youy clean out an aquarium the mulm that settles into
the gravel or botom substrate is holding lots of decayed material
which when disturbed releases a rotten egg smell (hydrogen sulphide
?) IIRC. If your waters parameters are fine, some use of Activated
Charcoal will clear out the odors.

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:50:52 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote:

===On 24 Jul 2005 12:42:03 -0700, "danny" wrote:
===
===i have very recently cleaned my fish tank but the water still seems to
===stink rather alot can anyone help me
===
===You get some test kits, test the water, let us know what the numbers are
===and we can help you out with how to treat it.
===
===Or, you can take it to the pond/aquarium store, have them test the water,
===write down the numbers (don't take "your water is fine" for an answer). If
===they can't give you numbers, they don't know what they're doing, go to a
===better store or buy your own test kits. Ammonia, Nitrite, pH, KH for
===starters. ~ jan
===
===
===See my ponds and filter design:
===www.jjspond.us
===
=== ~Keep 'em Wet!~
=== Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
=== To e-mail see website


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