Feb 6, 2010 #1 dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Water Smells funny?? like rotten but everything in the tank looks fine?
Feb 6, 2010 #2 wicked demon trained monkey View Badges Joined Apr 24, 2009 Messages 913 Reaction score 19 Location The party in your mouth. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 skimmer? nitrate? phosphate?
Feb 6, 2010 #3 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 skimmer is a seaclone 100 my tank is a 75 gal with a 20 gal sump testing water now
Feb 6, 2010 #4 R RBursek Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 4, 2009 Messages 408 Reaction score 2 Location Germantown, WI USA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Run some carbon, what does it smell like and when was your last water change and how much?
Feb 6, 2010 #5 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 last water change was Wednesday 15 gallons
Feb 6, 2010 #6 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 smells a little like sulfer
Feb 6, 2010 #7 AlexStinson Plankton View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Dec 29, 2007 Messages 1,657 Reaction score 792 Location Chattanooga, TN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 sure ur not just smelling your skimmate?
Feb 6, 2010 #8 R RBursek Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 4, 2009 Messages 408 Reaction score 2 Location Germantown, WI USA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 What is your water source? Did it smell Wednesday?
Feb 6, 2010 #9 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 water is from my rodi system and it didn't smell Wednesday
Feb 6, 2010 #10 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 sand looks a little brown today that is new
Feb 6, 2010 #11 rock_lobster Valuable Member View Badges Joined Nov 26, 2009 Messages 1,803 Reaction score 947 Location New Orleans Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Do you have cyano, it smells really bad? High ammonia, nitrite and it will smell bad
Feb 6, 2010 #12 R RBursek Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 4, 2009 Messages 408 Reaction score 2 Location Germantown, WI USA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Do you have any bubbles forming on the sand or rock? Maybe hydrogen sulfate which happens with an algae situation, how old is the tank?
Do you have any bubbles forming on the sand or rock? Maybe hydrogen sulfate which happens with an algae situation, how old is the tank?
Feb 6, 2010 #13 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 it is 6 months old and no bubbles
Feb 6, 2010 #14 subielover Renegade reefer View Badges Joined Mar 1, 2009 Messages 1,964 Reaction score 27 Location Eastern PA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I would look into upgrading your skimmer, big time. I don't know if that is your issue, but a skimmer upgrade will do wonders for your tank.
I would look into upgrading your skimmer, big time. I don't know if that is your issue, but a skimmer upgrade will do wonders for your tank.
Feb 7, 2010 #15 OP OP dcopeland Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 27, 2009 Messages 90 Reaction score 4 Location Wabash IN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 what skimmer would you suggest for a 75 gallon reef tank
Feb 7, 2010 #16 J JR's Reef Joey08 View Badges Joined Aug 15, 2008 Messages 2,379 Reaction score 26 Location AL Rating - 0% 0 0 0 dcopeland said: what skimmer would you suggest for a 75 gallon reef tank Click to expand... Just depends on your price range and is it in sump or hang on the back?
dcopeland said: what skimmer would you suggest for a 75 gallon reef tank Click to expand... Just depends on your price range and is it in sump or hang on the back?