UGF question

[KABB44423]

i have in the 1500 2 corse sponges 1 bag of carbon and 5 floss pads and the 350 just the blue pad and some carbon and the tetra tec 2 carts

 

[KABB44423]

is it supos 2 smell? i did a water change 2day and that helped it out today just a little bit

 

[KABB44423]

is it a good idea 2 run the ugf? with all of that or is all of that good enuff? i was thinking if i used a ugf the reg way that it would uncloud the water i dont know im just trying to stop from pulling my hair out

 

[ken 429]

have you tried a flocculent? maybe this will help clear your water

 

[KABB44423]

what is a flocculent?

 

[KABB44423]

and how would or do i use it?

 

[KABB44423]

would the ugf weather it be reg or reverse help my problem?
how do i beat the smell and uncloud my water?

 

[CHOMPERS]

Yes it will help reguardless which way you use it. Right now, waste is accumulating in your gravel. It is causing an anaerobic bacteria colony to thrive. Unfortunately their byproduct can be toxic to fish if in high enough numbers (I killed the fish in my 18,000g swimming pool by turning on my dormant filter with about 150g of stale water (lots of dead algae, pond scum, etc., and lots of anaerobic bacteria)). If your tank water has the smell of rotten eggs, that is a sign of anaerobic waste.

The best thing you can do for your fish right now is to vac your gravel, fill your tank, and then vac it again untill you clean it all.

Also, have you tested your water? What are the parameters?

 

[KABB44423]

Yes it will help reguardless which way you use it. Right now, waste is accumulating in your gravel. It is causing an anaerobic bacteria colony to thrive. Unfortunately their byproduct can be toxic to fish if in high enough numbers (I killed the fish in my 18,000g swimming pool by turning on my dormant filter with about 150g of stale water (lots of dead algae, pond scum, etc., and lots of anaerobic bacteria)). If your tank water has the smell of rotten eggs, that is a sign of anaerobic waste.

The best thing you can do for your fish right now is to vac your gravel, fill your tank, and then vac it again untill you clean it all.

Also, have you tested your water? What are the parameters?

i did vac the gravel and fill it back up also put some drops and it still smells but i can safely vac it fill it vac it again and fill it without harming the fish i was thining to much clorine by filling and vacing my ph is 7.4 and my ammonia test chart says its at 2.0 is this good or bad?


i want to thank you guys 4 taking out the time 2 help me

 

[loach43]

On another note, it's good that you have carbon in your filters. Excellent for removing impurities and for polishing the water, however if you've had it in your filters for more than a month, it's probably not doing its job very well. Replace with new carbon if your existing carbon is old.