Smelly water?

[fishtk75]

I have two tanks a 75 tree years and a 120 one year.
In tank 120. it started two month ago.
Water smells bad as skimmer water what is that telling me?
What chemistry is working here in the 120?
The 75 tank has no smelly water but the 120 is smelly.
75 and 120 are not hooked together.
Change water every two week 25%
skimmer fills cup every day or two days same water.
Clean skimmers.
I dose the same. Feed the same food and amount cut back last month green algae growing in 120.
Changed carbon also.

Nitrate = 0
Nirtrite = 0
Alk = 3.2 megl
ammonia =0
phos = 0
Cal = 450 ppm
PH =8.2

 

[SnowManSnow]

generally speaking smelly water is dirty water. have you had a spike recently, or is somthing in there decaying? Maybe a clam or a snail?

Hard to say

B

 

[Anonymous]

what skimmer do you have on the 120? can you crank it up and run it really wet for a couple of days?

B

 

[bleedingthought]

Your fish in the 120 fart a lot more.

 

[JKDMan]

try running carbon in a biowheel in your sump also a water change could help

 

[pcardone]

run the power head over your live rock. then do a water change. maybe some of your rock is still curing.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

My tank was doing that for a while. I finally realized my filter which holds a gallon of water, hadnt been used in a few weeks and the water went putrid inside. It made everything smell like crap. Maybe you have the same problem? Otherwise have you lost a fish or crab lately. There may be one dead behind the tank or somewhere.

 

[fishtk75]

generally speaking smelly water is dirty water. have you had a spike recently, or is somthing in there decaying? Maybe a clam or a snail?

Hard to say

B

No spike
Have no clams
No dead snails I can see all on the glass.

 

[fishtk75]

what skimmer do you have on the 120? can you crank it up and run it really wet for a couple of days?

B

Yes have my ASM G3 wet for two weeks now.

 

[fishtk75]

try running carbon in a biowheel in your sump also a water change could help

i have a second PhosBan Reactor running all carbon with a pump.
Change water every two weeks.

 

[fishtk75]

run the power head over your live rock. then do a water change. maybe some of your rock is still curing.

I use a pump a clean of rock every week.
Rock should be cured had it up for a year now.

 

[fishtk75]

My tank was doing that for a while. I finally realized my filter which holds a gallon of water, hadnt been used in a few weeks and the water went putrid inside. It made everything smell like crap. Maybe you have the same problem? Otherwise have you lost a fish or crab lately. There may be one dead behind the tank or somewhere.

No I looked have no dead spots of water.
Crab and snails all alive no one i see behind rocks dead fish or so.

 

[Anonymous]

You sure you test zero for Ammonia?

Either way, do a water change and run some fresh carbon.

A little O3 wouldn't hurt, either.

 

[Anonymous]

Is there any kind of film on the surface?

Maybe the overflow isn't working and gunk is collecting on the surface or in a corner.

What kind of livestock (fish/inverts etc.) do you have?

And do you have any special feeding regimens? any plankton, live foods or blue cheese products?

I'm thinking if your water tests as clean as you stated, then it's unlikely to be the 'water' itself that smells.

 

[JKDMan]

maby your putting stinky water in it :lol:

just kidding GL with it

 

[Anonymous]

Are you talking about your tank water or you skimmer cup water?

Your skimmer cup water will always stink, it's waste. It will gag you to clean out the cup.

The water in your tank, on the other hand, you may need to run some phosban or carbon or both.

I would get new test kits, what kind do you have?

 

[Chubosco]

I had a similar problem and the smell was coming from inside the tank lid but I doubt that is your problem, I'm just lazy. I have the same problem with my commode.

 

[fishtk75]

You sure you test zero for Ammonia?

Either way, do a water change and run some fresh carbon.

A little O3 wouldn't hurt, either.

Yes I even used to brands and tested ammonia =zero on both brands of Salifert and API

I did replaced on monday two cups of carbon.
Did water change monday also.
I do not have Ozonizer.

 

[fishtk75]

Is there any kind of film on the surface?

Maybe the overflow isn't working and gunk is collecting on the surface or in a corner.

What kind of livestock (fish/inverts etc.) do you have?

And do you have any special feeding regimens? any plankton, live foods or blue cheese products?

I'm thinking if your water tests as clean as you stated, then it's unlikely to be the 'water' itself that smells.

Over flow working and clear was not that I checked.
no flim on surface.
2 cardinals,1 ocellaris,6 blue damsels for now.
no special feeding only flake and pellets aslo some small pc of dry green seaweed sheet. once every two weeks frozen shimp from a saltwater food pack.

 

[fishtk75]

Are you talking about your tank water or you skimmer cup water?

Your skimmer cup water will always stink, it's waste. It will gag you to clean out the cup.

The water in your tank, on the other hand, you may need to run some phosban or carbon or both.

I would get new test kits, what kind do you have?

tank water not skimmer cup.
I only said skimmer so you all know to know what smell it smells like.
Have phosban and carbon and replace often also.
That is why I looking and why and where is it coming from.

I have new salifert and Red SEA tests and all are zero.
That is also why I do not know.