what smells so bad????

[saltman1120]

i was cleaning my tank today and noticed that the water smells really really really bad!! what dopes this mean? i have lots of cyno algea groin all of a sudden too. what is causing this? i change water weekly lights on for 6 to 7 hours use a turkey baster to blow the rocks off once or twice a week about 400 gph of flow, feed lightly once in the morning. what could it be from.

 

[jsf668]

Could you give more info? Water paremeters, protein skimmer used, size of tank, etc..

 

[snorvich]

What size tank? What water parameters?

 

[saltman1120]

30 gallon with 45 pounds of LR,its a skiltter 250 (skimmer,filter combo) the water parms are all zero ph at 8.2
7 fish,blood shrimp,sally crab,scotter blenny,4 diffrent mushrooms,bubble coral,2 other soft corals not sure the name polups,7 hermits,10 snails has been up for 9 months

 

[BLKTANG]

with 7 fish i'd be willing to bet that you are overfeeding.Its better to feed tiny ammounts 2-3 times a day rather than a handfull once a day.

 

[Aquarist007]

You have a sally lightfoot in a 30 gal. Odds are its killed something that you might not be aware of.

 

[saltman1120]

all we feed is a small pinch at a time once in the morning and the sally hasnt killed nothin yet.

 

[slumpysix]

Tanks do create a smell factor in the home. Doing reg. water changes help. Add some carbon in a media bag in your sump/filter, and change your media floss if you have any like every week, that will help alot. Cut down on the feeding. Some corals and especially LR generate some foulness.

 

[SSalty]

Also, what do you expect. You have a piece of the ocean in your living room. It may not smell like peaches.

 

[sabbath]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12206812#post12206812 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SSalty
Also, what do you expect. You have a piece of the ocean in your living room. It may not smell like peaches.

If is stinks like the ocean, There is something dead. I have found.

 

[Magnus6208]

dead snails

dead snails

In the past, whenever I have noticed a smell or a bit of cyano...I usually can find a dead snail somewhere.

 

[jmpearso]

Check behind the tank, maybe some snails crawled out or a fish jumped out and its stinkin up behind the tank? Just a far fetched Idea...

 

[reefergeorge]

Re: dead snails

Re: dead snails

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12206901#post12206901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Magnus6208
In the past, whenever I have noticed a smell. I usually can find a dead snail somewhere.

Same here. And when you remove the snail. WOW what a smell.
I had some very large turbos die, and it was nasty.

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12206833#post12206833 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sabbath
If is stinks like the ocean, There is something dead. I have found.

I agree--there is no odour coming from my tank at all

 

[saltman1120]

i just remembered about a big turbo in there ihavnt seen it in a while wonder if the sally got ahold of it? might have to to some searching tomar.

 

[ReidiLoverLinds]

i second the dead snail smell. WOAH. worse than anything. Your biofilter can build up enough to handle a dead snail... mine did and i found it when it was already pretty rotten. good luck snail hunting... dont smell it when you take it out!

 

[reefergeorge]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12208289#post12208289 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReidiLoverLinds
dont smell it when you take it out!

How is he supposed to know if it's dead?? Give it a smell.

 

[jallen100]

My skimmer will throw off a pretty nasty smell when its about time to empty it.

 

[leeweber85]

lol, something every reefer should experience at least once.

 

[tgfrench]

if it smells like hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs). You have bad flow somewhere that is allowing stuff to rot.