tank stinks!

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 12:28 PM

i think i have made a big mistake since i have upgraded to halides my sand has been throwing out hundreds of bubbles i was told that it was the start of a cyano out break.

sure enough it started appearing on the sand so the other day i was using a power head to blow off any detrus from the rocks and noticed that it was also blowing the cyano off the sand so i blew it all off the sand thinking that the two external filters would pick it up.

all i have achieved is cyano everywhere and a stench that will make most people feel sick its that bad i live in a 1st floor apartment and i can smell it on the ground floor

what can i do?

hmello@bermexin · 04/09/2007, 12:34 PM

Was your live rock uncured? Could be die offf from the rock that you are smelling. Looks like you tank is only two months old or am I missreading about you current tank.

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 12:35 PM

hi sorry the tank itself is over 2 years old as i bought it second hand

hmello@bermexin · 04/09/2007, 12:38 PM

is it the original live rock from who you bought it from? if so how far-long was it tranported and was it kept wet?

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 12:41 PM

hi yes its the original rock and it was transported wet but i have had the tank since december it just i havent updated my profile sorry

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 12:44 PM

just tested my water results are
ph 7.8
ammo 0.35!
nitrate 10
nitrite 0

reeftanker04 · 04/09/2007, 12:48 PM

Excuse my ignorance but why would switching to MH cause the sand to release air bubbles? I'm not trying to be a jerk, don't take it the wrong way.

hmello@bermexin · 04/09/2007, 12:49 PM

First off I have not experienced any smell from the Cyano I have had in my tank. Maybe someone else could help with this. Looking a the ammonia and nitrate readings you have something that has died. Are you missing any livestock?

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by reeftanker04
Excuse my ignorance but why would switching to MH cause the sand to release air bubbles? I'm not trying to be a jerk, don't take it the wrong way.

i really dont know but it only started after moving up from t5's could be coincidence

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hmello@bermexin
First off I have not experienced any smell from the Cyano I have had in my tank. Maybe someone else could help with this. Looking a the ammonia and nitrate readings you have something that has died. Are you missing any livestock?

not missing anything although my brisstle worms have spawned twice the last time being saturday but i noticed that when they spawned on saturday the stuff they released was pink instead grey smoky looking stuff

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 01:07 PM

could the smell be a result of disturbing the sand?

SaltyDr · 04/09/2007, 01:37 PM

Is the sand new or is it the original sand? It could be that there was a lot of trapped nutrients and detritus in the sand and you disturbed it further with the powerhead. IMO do a very large water change and maybe run some carbon.

windowlicker · 04/09/2007, 01:45 PM

the sand has been in there for about 5 months i am now thinking of removing it completley as it wasnt the sand i really wanted any way or would this cause further problems?

04/09/2007, 12:28 PM	#1
windowlicker Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cromer uk Posts: 44	tank stinks! i think i have made a big mistake since i have upgraded to halides my sand has been throwing out hundreds of bubbles i was told that it was the start of a cyano out break. sure enough it started appearing on the sand so the other day i was using a power head to blow off any detrus from the rocks and noticed that it was also blowing the cyano off the sand so i blew it all off the sand thinking that the two external filters would pick it up. all i have achieved is cyano everywhere and a stench that will make most people feel sick its that bad i live in a 1st floor apartment and i can smell it on the ground floor what can i do?

04/09/2007, 12:34 PM	#2
hmello@bermexin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,205	Was your live rock uncured? Could be die offf from the rock that you are smelling. Looks like you tank is only two months old or am I missreading about you current tank. __________________ Henry Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known. Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, AI SOL 12" Super Blue

04/09/2007, 12:38 PM	#4
hmello@bermexin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,205	is it the original live rock from who you bought it from? if so how far-long was it tranported and was it kept wet? __________________ Henry Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known. Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, AI SOL 12" Super Blue

04/09/2007, 12:49 PM	#8
hmello@bermexin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,205	First off I have not experienced any smell from the Cyano I have had in my tank. Maybe someone else could help with this. Looking a the ammonia and nitrate readings you have something that has died. Are you missing any livestock? __________________ Henry Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known. Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, AI SOL 12" Super Blue

04/09/2007, 12:35 PM	#3
windowlicker Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cromer uk Posts: 44	hi sorry the tank itself is over 2 years old as i bought it second hand

04/09/2007, 12:41 PM	#5
windowlicker Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cromer uk Posts: 44	hi yes its the original rock and it was transported wet but i have had the tank since december it just i havent updated my profile sorry

04/09/2007, 12:44 PM	#6
windowlicker Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cromer uk Posts: 44	just tested my water results are ph 7.8 ammo 0.35! nitrate 10 nitrite 0

04/09/2007, 12:48 PM	#7
reeftanker04 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 259	Excuse my ignorance but why would switching to MH cause the sand to release air bubbles? I'm not trying to be a jerk, don't take it the wrong way.

04/09/2007, 01:07 PM	#11
windowlicker Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cromer uk Posts: 44	could the smell be a result of disturbing the sand?

04/09/2007, 01:37 PM	#12
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	Is the sand new or is it the original sand? It could be that there was a lot of trapped nutrients and detritus in the sand and you disturbed it further with the powerhead. IMO do a very large water change and maybe run some carbon.

04/09/2007, 01:45 PM	#13
windowlicker Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cromer uk Posts: 44	the sand has been in there for about 5 months i am now thinking of removing it completley as it wasnt the sand i really wanted any way or would this cause further problems?