bubbasmomm
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Aug 23, 2013
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I'm new to this community, and I'm in desperate need of advice. My husband & I have had freshwater aquariums for 12 years, at one time we had 5 aquariums set up, but are now down to one 75 gallon tank. The problem is that it stinks horribly! Our whole house stinks badly, similar to cat urine. We have cats, but have black lighted the whole house and are positive now that the smell is coming from the tank. When we lift the lid, the smell is overpowering.
We do a 30 to 50 percent water change every other week, and we stir and syphon the gravel at each water change. We have an under-gravel filter and a fluval canister (made for a 100 gallon tank) on this tank. The ammonia levels & nitrate levels are very low, the levels hardly register on the tests. When we do the water changes, my husband changes the fluval charcoal & ammonia remover filtration that's inside. The water is crystal clear, the fish are very healthy, and we have no issue with algae .... And yet, the tank stinks so bad!
Do you think the problem could be the under-gravel filter? I'm wondering if there may be sludge under it that's causing the smell. We're considering taking it out.
The fish we have in it are: 3 large Angel Fish, 1 Gourami, 3 black Mollies, 4 Corys, 4 Australian Rainbows, and 4 Clown Loaches (they are small and young). They are fed flakes and small amount of slow-sinking shrimp pellets once a day.
Can anyone give us any advice to help us save our tank? We are so frustrated that we almost ready to take it down & sell it, but I hate to do that because I'll really miss it ... and yet, if we can't get rid of the smell, I'm going to agree to get rid of it.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
We do a 30 to 50 percent water change every other week, and we stir and syphon the gravel at each water change. We have an under-gravel filter and a fluval canister (made for a 100 gallon tank) on this tank. The ammonia levels & nitrate levels are very low, the levels hardly register on the tests. When we do the water changes, my husband changes the fluval charcoal & ammonia remover filtration that's inside. The water is crystal clear, the fish are very healthy, and we have no issue with algae .... And yet, the tank stinks so bad!
Do you think the problem could be the under-gravel filter? I'm wondering if there may be sludge under it that's causing the smell. We're considering taking it out.
The fish we have in it are: 3 large Angel Fish, 1 Gourami, 3 black Mollies, 4 Corys, 4 Australian Rainbows, and 4 Clown Loaches (they are small and young). They are fed flakes and small amount of slow-sinking shrimp pellets once a day.
Can anyone give us any advice to help us save our tank? We are so frustrated that we almost ready to take it down & sell it, but I hate to do that because I'll really miss it ... and yet, if we can't get rid of the smell, I'm going to agree to get rid of it.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!