sweaty feet and fish

[BmxBandGeek]

my water smells like sweaty stinky socks

water perimeters are:
PH 7.2
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrites .30ppm
Nitrates 4ppm
GH is high...higher then like..250ppm
Kh is 200ppm

 

[Menagerie]

How often do you do water changes? What filter are you using? Do you keep carbon in the filter? What fish/how many fish are in the tank?

For now, you should do a water change since your nitrites are up.
Are you currently cycling your tank?

 

[William]

How long has the tank been set up?


Not to long judging by the Params.

But, Do you have live plants in your tank?

 

[medge00]

you haven't used your old foot washing water in your tanks have you? sorry couldn't help myself

 

[BmxBandGeek]

i have 3 goldfish, 2 redtaild black sharks, 1 pleco and 6 zebras..no plants and i think its almost near completion of cycling..my tank has been set up for about 3-4weeks now..i do water changes on sundays, im using a eclipse filter with carbon

 

[Maillis]

It's probably the goldfish, either way you are grossly overstocked, I don't think they make eclipse hoods for anything bigger than like 30-37 gallons I'd take the goldfish back and one of the sharks (They can be aggressive towards each other when they grow up) should probably go back.

 

[BmxBandGeek]

how is 2 redtaild sharks, 6 zebras, and 1 pleco over crowded?..i can understand with the goldies..but itsnt it an inch a gallon?

 

[oscarbreeder]

What size tank is it?

 

[BmxBandGeek]

37 gallon..and im plannin on gettn ridda the goldies...so does this mean i cant add anymore fish even if i wanted to?

 

[Fruitbat]

You're certainly not overstocked for a 37 gallon if you remove the goldfish. In fact...you could easily add more fish. I suspect that your 'sweat sock' water is a combination of overfeeding and messy goldfish. You're getting excessive bacterial growth and you may have some anaerobic bacteria action going on in the gravel if there's a build-up of uneaten food in it. Anaerobic bacteria grow under conditions of low-oxygen and release (among other things) hydrogen sulfide gas that smells a lot like rotten eggs. I recommend you buy a gravel vacuum (if you don't already have one) and use it weekly when you do your water changes.

 

[BmxBandGeek]

i use the gravel vac, and i feed every other day with one cube of tubiflex worms, and alil shrip pellets

 

[Fruitbat]

Is it possible that your fish aren't eating the shrimp pellets (or not all of them)?

 

[BmxBandGeek]

well i only feed the shrimp when there really nice..and sit when i ask them to..lol..nah, i juss put the shrimp in there when there really happy to see me, so i can givem a treat..about once a week