What an amazing smell I've discovered!!!!

[Ctimpson]

Ok, so I put some old live rock from another tank, into my tank on sunday along with some cured live rock. I haven't done anything else to my tank like the shrimp, but this morning my girl and I woke up and WOW... What a horrible smell... I am assuming that the old live rock that is dead now is beginning to cured in my tank... Am I right or not... If so, should I just let it run it's course or take out the rock... Also there is a white haze all over the inside of my acyrlic... What is this?

[nycsicktank]

your sure right its from your old live rock, now your recycling the tank all over again, anyone correct me if im wrong

[fsn77]

If the rock from the other tank had started to (or completely) dried out, you did indeed cause the tank to cycle all over again. The smell is likely from the ammonia caused by the dead matter starting to decay.

If you have fish, corals, and/or inverts in your tank already, this process will cause them considerable stress (or kill them). If there are living critters in your tank, I'd remove the rock you added immediately and cure it in a bucket or large Rubbermaid container of saltwater. A powerhead to keep the water circulating is all it needs during this process. After that rock has cured (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, measurable amount of nitrate), then it can be added directly back into your display tank. After removing that rock, I'd also do a water change to bring down the ammonia and/or nitrite levels in your display tank. If there's no fish / corals / inverts in your tank, I'd just leave it in there to cure.

[ChangDriX]

I remember once removing a dead snail out of my tank....man I almost tossed my cookies all over the place....

[clown-lover]

Good advise FSN

[txaggies07]

I removed a snail this morning. It was horrible.

[Kodiak]

i just got a mexican turbo snail, that ***** better not die

[clown-lover]

Turbos REAK when they die.. Next to Latrine duty in the first Desert Storm, or working near a rendering plant its a close tie for either of these smells.

[Grins]

Turbos REAK when they die.. Next to Latrine duty in the first Desert Storm, or working near a rendering plant its a close tie for either of these smells.

Tell me about it, the big 3" zebra turbo I had? Worst smell ever when it died.

[wantvws]

I've had to suppress the urge to run from the house every time I've emptied my protein skimmer this week:yuck:
Somehow I didn't think fish crap to be sooooo stinky....
Robbie

[clown-lover]

I've had to suppress the urge to run from the house every time I've emptied my protein skimmer this week:yuck:
Somehow I didn't think fish crap to be sooooo stinky....
Robbie

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

My protein skimmer smells good compared to a dead turbo.. just wait.. you'll see..

[wantvws]

The sad part is that I am going to Yale for a week and my wife will have to take care of the tank....including the skimmer :naughty:
Robbie

[ChangDriX]

snail stank is horrible, i've never smelled anything so bad in my life...