direct sunlight and the funk

[jonnyb1425]

I have been having problems with a cloudy tank for the last week or so (plus it is beginning to smell a little funky). My tank is a 25 gal. and actually sits about 3 feet away from the window. Having live plants it has been suggested that I have the light on for 10-12 hours per day. Is it overkill to have both the light on and the curtains open? Can I simply leave the curtains open and reduce the amount of time I end up leaving the light on? I have read other posts about cloudy tanks that suggest leaving the light on for only an hour a day over the next couple of days until the haze clears. I am going to try this, but I am curious if I am still providing too much light to my tank and if I can avoid a reoccurrence in the future.

 

[SerLunchbox]

i am curious to know what your tank conditions are in referance to ammonia, nitrate, nitrites, pH, GH and KH. A funky smelling water is not generally a good thing and in my experience it indicates that there is something wrong.

 

[unknown_7]

I personally would avoid direct sunlight with the fish tank and then I would suggest you make more water changes and get a water testing kit.

 

[Drake]

I have had a 10 gallon close to a window and it isn't very fun. It would grow a bunch of algae on the sides of the glass and even the gravel and it didn't look very attractive. I'm pretty sure its not a good thing if your aquarium has a funky smell to it.

 

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

From what I've read on Aquariums and smell, your tank should smell like nice soil..Mine has a slight smell of "Dirt" mixed with a little bit of other smell (fish), my reading are all 0 (nh3, no2 no3). A test kit like AP Master test kit will be a great start to see if it's a problem.. Check your levels, if any are high, then try to get it under control (you can do this while treating for green water with light deprivation)