Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Hey guys I have a problem my 185l tank Water has a smell and I have done 2 water changes and vaccines the substrate and my filter is running constantly the filter is an cf1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 how old is your tank by that i mean how long has it been set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Around 3 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Have you tested for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? It sound like your tank may still be cycling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 What sort of smell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I don't know how to explain it maybe kinda a stale water smell my new test kit is currently in the mail I buy them off the net at half the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 it will still be cycling mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstar99 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 yep still cycling. Keep up your water changes if you have fish in there. Leave the substrate alone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yeah im not stirring it around just vacuumed the top of the sand to remove poo and old food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 What did you vaccinate the substrate with? :sml1: gotta love that iphone auto-correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Haha yeah how'd you know? It's so annoying but if you turn it off I get way more mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 unless you are using a preseeded filter the tank will still be cycling keep up with water changes and light vaccination, do you have fish in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yah theres two lion head cichlids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 i can lend you a seeded cf1000 filter if you want although i have snails that you may not want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'm not bothers about snails tbh I have nothing for them to feed on its just a hard scape at the moment with coral unless they feed on waste. Yeah could be interested what filter would you use or do u have multiple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 i have two cf1000's and cf1200. there aren't many snails in the tank as the fish munch them but plenty in the filter. they are ramshorn snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yeah im not stirring it around just vacuumed the top of the sand to remove poo and old food That there could well be the problem, shouldn't be any old food left after feeding. this might have caused a bacterial bloom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Yeah that's why I have been sucking it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 keep a close eye out for black spots on the substrate as ity could be a sign of anaerobic bacteria blooms which give off nasty smells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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