What a stink!!

SaltWaterN00b · 06-01-2006, 10:51 AM

My wife says to me the other day "There is a bad stink coming from the tank" Im thinking why would it smell there is nothing in there but the snails.

So i look at the smaller snail he's fine just chugging along the bottom and then i flip over the bigger snail and hes dead as a door nail. Now im wondering can this thing really smell THAT bad? I take him out of the water and nearly puke, that was one of the most putrid smells i have ever come across.

Could that be the reason the ammonia has been increasing a color a day on the test chart?

inkblue · 06-01-2006, 10:57 AM

i haD a simiLar probLem wHen i was starting a new taNk...

scarf_ace1981 · 06-01-2006, 10:59 AM

unless it's a golfball size turbo snail i don't see why the ammonia would go up so much. i think it has to do more w/ the cycling than anything. i could be wrong but a dead snail in a 55g shouldn't cause problems.

marrone · 06-01-2006, 11:00 AM

The ammonia increasing is because you have things in the tank, live sand and the snails, and the additional increase is probably from the snail dieing.

When things die, even in a well estblished tank, they smell horrible if you don't take them out right away.

SaltWaterN00b · 06-01-2006, 11:12 AM

The snail was about the size of a golf ball. Ok thanks for the info all

**bad coffee** · 06-01-2006, 03:11 PM

I leave them in for food for the scavangers. No need to smell that smell, EVER again.

B

SaltWaterN00b · 06-01-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bad coffee


	I leave them in for food for the scavangers. No need to smell that smell, EVER again. B

Only problem right now is hes the was the only thing in the tank lol! I didnt have a choice, dead rodents that bake in the attic skylight have a better smell. It was like......like.....dead ass......onions....and...and....hot garbage! BLECH!

ANCHIENT MARINER · 06-01-2006, 04:02 PM

does it smell like orchard beach at low tide

heuerfan · 06-01-2006, 04:04 PM

Run some carbon should get rid of the smell in the water.

Aqua Pro Builder · 06-04-2006, 02:39 PM

If you are cycling the tank and smells bad, that means your bacteria level is not enough. Taking the dead snail out would help to reduce the smell only a little because there will still be die off from your rocks..... Since your other snail is living, why not have some one hold for you because it will likely to be dead too in couple of days.

When a tank that smells very bad at the beginning finished cyclying, the bio filtration capacity of it will be very high. Therefore, if it does not bother your daily life, I would let it be.

06-01-2006, 10:51 AM	#1
SaltWaterN00b \/\/h47 @ n00b !!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ridgewood, Queens Posts: 599 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	What a stink!! My wife says to me the other day "There is a bad stink coming from the tank" Im thinking why would it smell there is nothing in there but the snails. So i look at the smaller snail he's fine just chugging along the bottom and then i flip over the bigger snail and hes dead as a door nail. Now im wondering can this thing really smell THAT bad? I take him out of the water and nearly puke, that was one of the most putrid smells i have ever come across. Could that be the reason the ammonia has been increasing a color a day on the test chart?

06-01-2006, 10:59 AM	#3
scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	unless it's a golfball size turbo snail i don't see why the ammonia would go up so much. i think it has to do more w/ the cycling than anything. i could be wrong but a dead snail in a 55g shouldn't cause problems. __________________ Finch breeder

06-04-2006, 02:39 PM	#10
Aqua Pro Builder Vendor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flushing NY 11355 Posts: 4,762 Reefer Ratings: (76) Friends: (22)	If you are cycling the tank and smells bad, that means your bacteria level is not enough. Taking the dead snail out would help to reduce the smell only a little because there will still be die off from your rocks..... Since your other snail is living, why not have some one hold for you because it will likely to be dead too in couple of days. When a tank that smells very bad at the beginning finished cyclying, the bio filtration capacity of it will be very high. Therefore, if it does not bother your daily life, I would let it be. Last edited by Aqua Pro Builder; 06-04-2006 at 02:42 PM.

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06-01-2006, 10:57 AM	#2
inkblue Muro Ami Captain Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburgh, Brooklyn Posts: 7,805 Reefer Ratings: (86) Friends: (22)	i haD a simiLar probLem wHen i was starting a new taNk...

06-01-2006, 11:00 AM	#4
marrone In the Forest Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The BIG City Posts: 5,554 Reefer Ratings: (39) Friends: (6)	The ammonia increasing is because you have things in the tank, live sand and the snails, and the additional increase is probably from the snail dieing. When things die, even in a well estblished tank, they smell horrible if you don't take them out right away.

06-01-2006, 11:12 AM	#5
SaltWaterN00b \/\/h47 @ n00b !!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ridgewood, Queens Posts: 599 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	The snail was about the size of a golf ball. Ok thanks for the info all

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ANCHIENT MARINER Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Yonkers Posts: 278 Reefer Ratings: (4) Friends: (4)	does it smell like orchard beach at low tide

06-01-2006, 04:04 PM	#9
heuerfan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fresh Meadows, NY (Queens) Posts: 1,356 Reefer Ratings: (55) Friends: (0)	Run some carbon should get rid of the smell in the water.