Hi all,
I have just brought two miniature fish tanks- each 5.5litres. Each tank now has three little minnow fish in them. One of the tanks is operating perfectly. Yet the second tank I noticed there is a foul chemical type smell coming from inside the tank. Hard to describe but almost like a cross between the smell of marijuana and oven cleaner.
I followed the same procedure for both aquariums:
* Opened the box and assembled the tank
* Washed the filter media under cold tap water and dried it with a towel
*Washed the gravel in a jug filled with cold tap water then discarded the tap water and put the gravel in the tank
* Filled the tank with cold tap water, stopping 1cm below the rim of the tank
*Put the required amount of tap safe into the tank and switched on the filter
* Left it to run without any fish in it for 48 hours as advised by pets at home
* Tested the water myself and the store also tested it all fine
* Brought the fish and took them home
* Poured some water out of the bag down the sink and then floated the bags with the fish and remaining water in each tank for 1 hour
* Emptied fish carefully into tank
* Waited 12 hours and then fed the fish for the first time since they had left the store.
So if both procedures were the same and one tank smells fine, something must be different about the 2nd tank and causing a problem. So I think what is different and I can only come up with;
* I used different ornaments in each: the tank that smells fine has two porcelain skulls in it and a glazed Christmas tree type decoration. Yet the 2nd one has a plastic "grass ball" in it and a glazed Christmas tree.
* Both tanks and filters are the same brand. Yet the filters in each tank look a bit different. It's as if one of them is a newer model filter as it's a different shape and seems to have different filter media.
The water in the 2nd tank isn't complete clear though it's like a subtle 'off clear' colour a bit like the colour of water with salt dissolved into it .
The fish all seem happy and healthy and the water tests I have just done indicate no problem with the water.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Ross
I have just brought two miniature fish tanks- each 5.5litres. Each tank now has three little minnow fish in them. One of the tanks is operating perfectly. Yet the second tank I noticed there is a foul chemical type smell coming from inside the tank. Hard to describe but almost like a cross between the smell of marijuana and oven cleaner.
I followed the same procedure for both aquariums:
* Opened the box and assembled the tank
* Washed the filter media under cold tap water and dried it with a towel
*Washed the gravel in a jug filled with cold tap water then discarded the tap water and put the gravel in the tank
* Filled the tank with cold tap water, stopping 1cm below the rim of the tank
*Put the required amount of tap safe into the tank and switched on the filter
* Left it to run without any fish in it for 48 hours as advised by pets at home
* Tested the water myself and the store also tested it all fine
* Brought the fish and took them home
* Poured some water out of the bag down the sink and then floated the bags with the fish and remaining water in each tank for 1 hour
* Emptied fish carefully into tank
* Waited 12 hours and then fed the fish for the first time since they had left the store.
So if both procedures were the same and one tank smells fine, something must be different about the 2nd tank and causing a problem. So I think what is different and I can only come up with;
* I used different ornaments in each: the tank that smells fine has two porcelain skulls in it and a glazed Christmas tree type decoration. Yet the 2nd one has a plastic "grass ball" in it and a glazed Christmas tree.
* Both tanks and filters are the same brand. Yet the filters in each tank look a bit different. It's as if one of them is a newer model filter as it's a different shape and seems to have different filter media.
The water in the 2nd tank isn't complete clear though it's like a subtle 'off clear' colour a bit like the colour of water with salt dissolved into it .
The fish all seem happy and healthy and the water tests I have just done indicate no problem with the water.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Ross