Smelly water any advice.

[Ryanstobbs]

We have just done a water change and when we took the water out it smelt like rotten eggs. Any advice or tips would be appreciated

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Stir up the substrate and remove the glass tops. Increase water flow to the surface and open some windows. It will go away

 

[Ryanstobbs]

Thanks. Any idea whats caused the smell

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Umm yep lol lets see if I remember this lol

Gas pockets get stuck in the substrate and cause the smell. Its more common in deep sand beds then anything.

Just keep it stirred up during water changes. I clean half of mine then the other half on the next water change.

 

[Ryanstobbs]

I see. I will do another water change in a couple days to see if that helps

 

[Nellynel]

Is your siphon not picking up the rocks as it cleans?

 

[Coursair]

Sometimes Prime has a smell to some people.
Cyano Bacteria ( Blue-Green Algae) smells BAD.

 

[jwh0818]

We have just done a water change and when we took the water out it smelt like rotten eggs. Any advice or tips would be appreciated

What type of subtrate do you have?
What filter?

 

[BBradbury]

Hello Ry...

The treatment that removes the chlorine and chloramine from the tap water has a rotten egg smell. If you're not changing out half the tank water when you do your water changes, then you might consider doing it. Small water changes do little to remove the waste material in the tank. The tank is an "unflushed" toilet, so the smell is likely a build up of fish waste and maybe you got a little smell of the water treatment.

Change half the tank water every week or two and your tank, fish, plants and all will be fine.

B