TigerFusion
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hello everyone,
Can someone Please Help!!! My tank smells like a Swamp.
This is in reference to my 75 gallon Aquarium:
Filters: Fluval 406 & Marineland Emperor 400
Fish:
2 Shubunkin
2 Gold Dojo Loach
8 Boesemani Rainbowfish
12 Gold White Cloud Mountain Minnow
AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor calculates that I am a slightly overstocked, but filtration is adequate.
Parameters are as follows:
Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrate and Phosphate are all 0. (I am using Seachem Seagel,which controls nitrate and phosphate)
PH, Gh & kh are perfect levels for Goldfish (sorry, I forgot exact numbers, but we're in range.)
Water is Gin Clear and I have Tons of Aeration from 2 air pumps, 2 24" flexible bubble wands, 12" air stone and 2 2" air stones in decor.
I have been cleaning algae off glass (it comes off easy with sponge on stick and is brown)
I am rinsing my filter pads in tank water every week and doing 25% - 40% water changes weekly.
A few days ago, out of desperation, I removed Every decorations(rinsed them in tank water), and slowly vacuumed every square Inch of gravel to make sure it was not decaying food and poop in hidden places.
Today, I rinsed off the Pad filters in the Emperor 400 (which were quite brown). I also cut a slit in the top, emptied out the old carbon and poured in Seachem Seagel (which is Seachem Matrix Carbon & Phosguard Mixed).
The Media Box behind the pads was filled with a mix of Seagel and Marineland Diamond Mix (carbon and ammonia remover) last week.
Still smells like a Stagnant Algae Filled Pond, which is Quite Nasty being next to my TV in our living room.
No real plants, just artificial.
I have addressed everything I can think of:
What am I missing?? The tank is fully cycled. Started this tank 2 months ago.
Any Ideas??
Can someone Please Help!!! My tank smells like a Swamp.
This is in reference to my 75 gallon Aquarium:
Filters: Fluval 406 & Marineland Emperor 400
Fish:
2 Shubunkin
2 Gold Dojo Loach
8 Boesemani Rainbowfish
12 Gold White Cloud Mountain Minnow
AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor calculates that I am a slightly overstocked, but filtration is adequate.
Parameters are as follows:
Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrate and Phosphate are all 0. (I am using Seachem Seagel,which controls nitrate and phosphate)
PH, Gh & kh are perfect levels for Goldfish (sorry, I forgot exact numbers, but we're in range.)
Water is Gin Clear and I have Tons of Aeration from 2 air pumps, 2 24" flexible bubble wands, 12" air stone and 2 2" air stones in decor.
I have been cleaning algae off glass (it comes off easy with sponge on stick and is brown)
I am rinsing my filter pads in tank water every week and doing 25% - 40% water changes weekly.
A few days ago, out of desperation, I removed Every decorations(rinsed them in tank water), and slowly vacuumed every square Inch of gravel to make sure it was not decaying food and poop in hidden places.
Today, I rinsed off the Pad filters in the Emperor 400 (which were quite brown). I also cut a slit in the top, emptied out the old carbon and poured in Seachem Seagel (which is Seachem Matrix Carbon & Phosguard Mixed).
The Media Box behind the pads was filled with a mix of Seagel and Marineland Diamond Mix (carbon and ammonia remover) last week.
Still smells like a Stagnant Algae Filled Pond, which is Quite Nasty being next to my TV in our living room.
No real plants, just artificial.
I have addressed everything I can think of:
- No dead fish
- No excess food or poop
- Parameters are Golden
- Water is Clear
- No Phosphates (Seagel takes care of phosphate and silicate)
- Not grossly overstocked
- Do weekly water changes and filter maintenance (not all at same time)
- Weekly gravel vacuuming (usually not all at once, just last time)
What am I missing?? The tank is fully cycled. Started this tank 2 months ago.
Any Ideas??