Stinky tank

[Clentipo]

Okay just to give a bit of background. I have 2 10 gallon aquariums. One is a planted tank the other is not. The tank that stinks is my non planted tank. Its about 2 months old yesterday I noticed a really bad sulfur smell coming from the tank. In the tank i have a betta, a black skirt tetra, a barb, and two glo tetras, with two nerite snails. My first thought was a snail died because they get pretty rank when they croak. However, all critters were accounted for. So i did some research and found that there may be a chemical imbalance and it was recommended to clean the filters, decorations, gravel, and glass.

So i removed the fish and cleaned the entire tank which now restarts my cycle. I use Seachem Prime to treat the water. Every water change which i do 25% weekly Ill fill the cap to the first thread and add it.

Well today I went to a local pet store and was talking to a guy there about it. He stated that I was using too much Prime. Im not an expert on it but from my understanding you cant really use too much Prime.

After I did the 100% water change I added one capful of prime to treat the water. The smell went away but today it is beginning to return. Im at a complete loss and dont want to harm any of my critters. Any advice on what is going on what should be done. I took an extra measure today. I couldnt get a bigger filter, so I added a second filter for a 10 gallong tank, hoping extra filtration would help out.

 

[gilpi]

Not sure what's going on in that tank but for starters, a cap full of Prime is a lot more than needed for 10g !


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[Fresh2o]

I don't know how many drops are in a capful, but a sufficient dosage is 2 drops per gallon. In higher concentrations it will be smelly. And possibly harmful to the inhabitants.


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[Clentipo]

Well it states on the bottle that up to 5 times the normal dose may be used. But i do see the connection between using that amount and me getting the smell from the tank. So for that tank ive just switched to API water conditioner for when I do my water changes.

The local pet store also told me to stop water changed for about 3 weeks. Seeing as how I have inhabitents I dont think thats a good idea especially seeing as how I restarted my cycle. I just performed a 10% water change and Im keeping an eye on parameters and will only use prime if necessary.

 

[Caliban07]

Well it states on the bottle that up to 5 times the normal dose may be used. But i do see the connection between using that amount and me getting the smell from the tank. So for that tank ive just switched to API water conditioner for when I do my water changes.

The local pet store also told me to stop water changed for about 3 weeks. Seeing as how I have inhabitents I dont think thats a good idea especially seeing as how I restarted my cycle. I just performed a 10% water change and Im keeping an eye on parameters and will only use prime if necessary.

What ornaments/hardscape do you have in that tank?


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[Clentipo]

I have three fake plants, a small piece of driftwood a few stones that range from the size of a quarter to a little smaller than a 50 cent piece. Then your normal equipment, heater, thermometer, airstone, filter. The substrate is just you nor.al aquarium gravel.

 

[Caliban07]

I have three fake plants, a small piece of driftwood a few stones that range from the size of a quarter to a little smaller than a 50 cent piece. Then your normal equipment, heater, thermometer, airstone, filter. The substrate is just you nor.al aquarium gravel.

I was gonna say hardscape can trap detritus that if left to long can sometimes smell but it's usually the fake stuff that does that.


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