My Tank has been smelling like BO or sweat for a few days now, each day it gets stronger. Regardless of whether I do water changes. I've been doing water changes every other day but I now do them every day so the smell isn't too strong. Today however, while doing a water change. I noticed that one of the ornaments I had in the tank had green stains on it. I took it out of the tank and it absolutely wreaked. My tank vaguely stinks now and I'm pretty sure the ornament was the source of the smell. It's out of the tank sitting in hot water now. Should I put it back in after I wash it off? I was thinking of buying a new one all together just to he safe. Probably would be mention worthy to note that I'm three weeks in my tanks cycle process.
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BO smell, green ornamemts.
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What sort of ornament was it?
Can you post of pic of this ornament? Was it something sold for aquariums or something else you put into tank like a garden ornament or something made of non aquarium safe plastic / clay...
It's lucky you picked it up early on so it doesn't mess with the tank too much.
Are you testing your tank regularly so you know where it is in the cycle? Can't be too far off being done
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Can you post of pic of this ornament? Was it something sold for aquariums or something else you put into tank like a garden ornament or something made of non aquarium safe plastic / clay...
It's lucky you picked it up early on so it doesn't mess with the tank too much.
Are you testing your tank regularly so you know where it is in the cycle? Can't be too far off being done
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It's an ornament handed down to me from a friend. It's not a natural log it's man made. He no longer wanted it because he got a smaller tank and had no room for that ornament. I spent a good half an hour just washing and rinsing it and surprisingly, the smell was still very strong on the ornament even after I washed it off. The green was gone but not the smell. I went to the pet store today and they seemed to think it was algae. I bought my own ornament and I'm just gonna replace the old one with the new one considering I couldn't get rid of the smell. I haven't been able to acquire a test kit yet as I'm on a real tight student budget haha but I will get around to getting one very soon.
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What a shame it's a cool hide!
Ask if your local fish shop does testing - some offer this service free & some ask a small charge.
I understand about the student budget but just remember we can choose to eat 2min noodles, but providing for our animals should always come first
If you're ever stuck - don't forget there's a few of us in sydney & I'm always willing to help out
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Ask if your local fish shop does testing - some offer this service free & some ask a small charge.
I understand about the student budget
but just remember we can choose to eat 2min noodles, but providing for our animals should always come first If you're ever stuck - don't forget there's a few of us in sydney & I'm always willing to help out
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Thanks for the tips. I'll keep that in mind. Yeah I'm definitely going to get the test kit, it's just a matter of when not if for me haha. I was looking around on gumtree and ebay and came across this. Would this be alright?
API Aquarium Master Test Kit Freshwater Fish - pH, Nitrite, Nitrate & Ammonia | eBay
API Aquarium Master Test Kit Freshwater Fish - pH, Nitrite, Nitrate & Ammonia | eBay
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I also had a resin hide like a cave which was for aquatic use and to me that smells also and I have taken it out. My OH says its a resin smell but I have a good sense of smell and if I can smell it feel it must be wrong now I have replaced it with several hides made from terracotta pots which are cheap and easy to find.
Do you use live plants?
I only get green algae in my goldfish tank, which has live plants. And it certainly carries a smell. So maybe it's that. I heard once there's some chemical you could put in the water that doesn't hurt the plants but rids the tank of algae. I'm not sure what it's called, nor am I sure whether or not it's safe for axolotls.
I only get green algae in my goldfish tank, which has live plants. And it certainly carries a smell. So maybe it's that. I heard once there's some chemical you could put in the water that doesn't hurt the plants but rids the tank of algae. I'm not sure what it's called, nor am I sure whether or not it's safe for axolotls.
I'll look into it, thanks for the advice.
I think my hideout was for aquatic use too. Not sure. But my friend used to have it in a saltwater tank.
There aren't any plants in my tank yet, but I was thinking of introducing some java fern and ghost shrimp. Will that combination balance out the algae Levels?
I think my hideout was for aquatic use too. Not sure. But my friend used to have it in a saltwater tank.
There aren't any plants in my tank yet, but I was thinking of introducing some java fern and ghost shrimp. Will that combination balance out the algae Levels?
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