tested the ammonia and nitrites last night, both at 0ppm. i sprayed some Febreeze in the water...smells good now!
Aquarium odor???
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...just kidding! It seems to be getting better, I went ahead and added a very small dose of prime. All the fish seem to be doing well. Thanks for the replies...
Hahaha, I was in the process of saying nooooooo!!!! That got a good laugh out of me although it sounds similar to something my mom would've done when I was younger. Always overfeeding my fish because they looked hungry. I would come home to a layer of food on the substrate after 1 day.
lol at the frebreeze, prime is no excuse for water changes, what did nitrate read? to some extent its a fish tank, its going to smell a little fishy. keep the water changed and all should be good. if you feeding any shrimp, this can also contribute to it.
Hello; One of the things you did that I do not is to use old tank water. Near as I can tell from reading a lot of posts and a few decades of experience being there is very little value from using old tank water.
There is a fairly strong consensus from what I read on this forum that there will be very little free beneficial bacteria (bb) in water. Most of it is as a bio-film on solid surfaces.
In the interest of learning from the experience of others may I ask if there is a particular reason for the use of old tank water?
There is a fairly strong consensus from what I read on this forum that there will be very little free beneficial bacteria (bb) in water. Most of it is as a bio-film on solid surfaces.
In the interest of learning from the experience of others may I ask if there is a particular reason for the use of old tank water?
IMHO old tank water is just that, old tank water, we change our water to get rid of it, your bio filtration is in your filter and to some extent substrate and decor. The water has nothing to offer but chem buildup that needs to be removed.
no particular reason for moving the water. mainly because I use RO water (so I dont have to treat tap water) on that tank and my RO system holding tank is only 2.5 gallons...so mainly just to save time. I put 12 gallons of new RO water in the new tank and the rest from the old tank because I only had 12 gallons bottled up.
I didnt test the nitrate last night, but I tested it the day before the move and it was about 40ppm...then that got diluted by 12 gallons of RO water the next day.
pops
I know there will be some smell...I was actually hesitant to ask why my glass box of water and fish smelled like fish...lol. This smell was more like old fish in the garbage can smell though.
I'm pretty sure it was just a spike from loosing the bacteria in the substrate...it has been getting better since the day before i posted this, but wanted to get some opinions in case i was just getting used to the smell and it wasnt actually improving.
I didnt test the nitrate last night, but I tested it the day before the move and it was about 40ppm...then that got diluted by 12 gallons of RO water the next day.
pops
I know there will be some smell...I was actually hesitant to ask why my glass box of water and fish smelled like fish...lol. This smell was more like old fish in the garbage can smell though. I'm pretty sure it was just a spike from loosing the bacteria in the substrate...it has been getting better since the day before i posted this, but wanted to get some opinions in case i was just getting used to the smell and it wasnt actually improving.
no particular reason for moving the water. mainly because I use RO water (so I dont have to treat tap water) on that tank and my RO system holding tank is only 2.5 gallons...so mainly just to save time. I put 12 gallons of new RO water in the new tank and the rest from the old tank because I only had 12 gallons bottled up.
I didnt test the nitrate last night, but I tested it the day before the move and it was about 40ppm...then that got diluted by 12 gallons of RO water the next day.
I'm pretty sure it was just a spike from loosing the bacteria in the substrate...it has been getting better since the day before i posted this, but wanted to get some opinions in case i was just getting used to the smell and it wasnt actually improving.
Hello; Thanks for the reply.
I think any kind of foul smells are a bad sign even in a newly set up tank. Possibly the smell could be coming from above water line but aside from that, a water change is your best friend...
