wozzer28
Aquarium Advice Newbie
how do i get rid of smelly water i got trpical fish 4 days ago now the tank is starting to smell abit
wozzer28 said:how do i get rid of smelly water i got trpical fish 4 days ago now the tank is starting to smell abit
What kind of a smell? Mine have a smell but its not strong or bad. How big is your tank? I do 50% weekly water changes on all of my tanks & thats actually the only time I'll smell anything. Are you maybe over feeding?
wozzer28 said:hi shell thanks for the reply i carnt relly make out what the smell is im pritty new to this my tank is a 80ltr i was told to do 3rd water change u think it would be better to do half water change a week?
If the tank is not cycled yet and you have only had fish four days, you need to be doing much more frequent water changes. Do you have a liquid test kit for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate & ph? Please read the link I posted for you above & ask any questions you may have!
wozzer28 said:i cycled the water for a gd 10 days before putting the fish before i put them in i did take a 3rd of the water out freshen the water the fish seem pritty well i given it a gd vacume ill go out tomorrow an get a kit test thanks guys
Did you add any ammonia? Did you have seeded material? Tanks don't cycle without an ammonia source & are not cycled in 10 days without more than just setting up & running the filter & even then it's rare.
wozzer28 said:seeded material?? ammonia source do u mean a water treatment if so ive been useing bioactive tapsafe it protects the fish from toxic chlorine an metals. etc an its a aloe vera a protective healing coating for the skin and gills i took a sample of water to my local aqurium to day an it tested fine. think ill give a 50% water change today see how i get on with tha 1 more question i was told its a gd a gd idea to collect rain water every time i do a change fill it up with tha. they said it sofens the water an its better for the fish is tha true??
Seeded material is filter media, substrate, decorations, plants from an established tank. It'll have the BB on it & help your tank develop it. Water treatment & bacteria boosters are not an ammonia source. When you have your water tested do they use a liquid or strip test? Strip tests are not accurate. I would get the exact #'s for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates & Ph instead of them saying its fine. If you don't add ammonia your BB won't establish & when you add fish you'll end up doing a fish IN cycle. to properly cycle a tank can take up to 8 wks. As far as rain water I can't answer that, I do know that most fish adjust to the Ph in your tap so,there's typically no need to worry about it. My water is very hard & so far I've had no issues with my fish; Bettas, snails, & CAE's.
Quest84 said:beat me to it lol...but he has fish already in the tank so he needs to be doing daily or twice daily water changes until the tank has cycled.