Why Does My Aquariums Smell? What it Means & How to Prevent or Fix It, & Are Your Fish in Danger?

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WHY DOES MY AQUARIUM SMELL SO BAD?! ( Quick Explanation is in the first 10:21 minutes.) Then The Chemistry and biology begin!
The complex science behind the lovely smells of rotten eggs, sour milk, ammonia, (urine smell), dead fish, rotting plants, fermentation, and even worse in your fish or shrimp tank. From Sulfur, to Trimethylamine_N-oxide there are smells we all recognize as bad news for our hobby...or perhaps just life in general. but we will be discussing the chemicals that cause the most common and pungent smells: Sulfuric games, ammonia, Trimethylamine_N-oxide, putrescine, and the ever so lovely "cadaverine". !
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@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

This is something I have been trying to convince my parents of; that all smells in an aquarium are not bad. Some are actually signs of health, like the fresh earth smell.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Tell em"!

@marypaigeflynn4512 3 жыл бұрын

👍👋

@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@marypaigeflynn4512 Hi!

@chalupanotomatoes9609 3 жыл бұрын

Was told that vegetable roots won't grow in a tank.. Parents just don't understand 😅

@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@chalupanotomatoes9609 I know, right!

@JradIronman 3 жыл бұрын

Another video that I’m going to have to watch 3-4 times to absorb all the great info! Alex the encyclopedia of aquariums!

@cassandrafrancis2246 5 ай бұрын

Well done my man! Learned loads there, very impressed thank you.Watch you more because of father fish Two different people is really rather beneficial I've come to realise. How do you remember so bloody much?!. Godbless... Glasgow gal Scotland.

@Fishtory 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that mate! And i dont always remember... i take notes and highlight research... then remember the over all big picture and main working parts. Cheers

@tmartin2347 3 жыл бұрын

Keep the videos coming! Always enjoys learning from you. Thank you

@fishiemon64 3 жыл бұрын

my little brain 🧠 can't absorb all that knowledge you drop its a good thing i can rewatch this video many times.

@TarasTankFriends 3 жыл бұрын

This was SUPER interesting! Thank you! 🙂🙂

@hannahhenderson271 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE the chemistry that you talk about! I’m taking organic chemistry right now so I’m really enjoying this video!

@cindy4252 3 жыл бұрын

You rocked this! Great info Alex.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cindy! I appreciate it!

@CarolynnMc01 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I must have missed this in days gone by. I've learned a lot. Thank you Alex!, you're the BEST .

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Hehe thanks. I had fun researching this one too

@peppercini808 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I love the more in depth science

@carolebraswell982 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex! Great information for a newbie like me. Much appreciated!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thanks for tuning in

@spyrit35 3 жыл бұрын

Great video my friend... very informational and just a reminder to scientists worldwide of why they need to get going with developing practical smellovision systems for tablets and celphones. :)

@PotooBurd 9 ай бұрын

This is so informative!!! Fantastic reporting; I enjoy this kind of content!🌻🌼🐝

@Fishtory 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@LaOwlett 2 жыл бұрын

My local aquarium and the aquarium my parents cared for in my childhood, always smell like a fish market. Not fishy, but the smell of fresh fish. Mine smells like a new bag of potting soil. The cleanest tanks without plants or adequate substrate, always smell of fish water (unless they use some carbon to remove it).

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that fresh water smell is actually ozone 😀

@Vincent-kx9ze 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting and helpful. Just what I’ve come to expect from your work !

@Fishtory 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@igotsnacks13 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Alex. :) Thank You.

@Yonatan24 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy knowledge bomb. Thanks! I'll be checking out your other videos too.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Well I appreciate that immensely. Thank you

@jezackr3500 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, a lot of info in the subject i was wondering about recently, but was not aware was a thing:) You always come in with some solid knowledge! Now I know why rotting cauliflower smells like a corpse;]

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Totally. It mentioned that both cauliflower and broccoli were high in cadaverine... beets too

@heronnavarro6502 2 жыл бұрын

I learn so much on your channel. Thank you for all that you do 🙏

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

That means an incredible amount to me. Thank you. I'm both delighted and honored by your comment. Have a great week!

@richardwaldhouse8067 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video,!!! Awesome!

@Muppet92954 3 жыл бұрын

Another super informative and helpful video 😃

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@chalupanotomatoes9609 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know I have three possible faux tear gas grenades in my bedroom. 🤢😅 love the vid and all the information you share!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! And I'm glad you find it interesting :)

@DennyMK007 10 ай бұрын

36:20 The best outro ever 😂😂😂

@VinnysAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video my friend 👍 oh god a don’t like a stinky tank 😁

@bigworm6088 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the intro! Who was behind the camera?

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, my wife hehe. If I had help, I'd film things totally differently

@johnnybest6386 2 ай бұрын

Starting noticing when deep substrate was disturbed from wave maker trying to maintanance tank

@danbutts1003 3 жыл бұрын

Great info , I watched it twice!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was informative for you too! I had to learn most of the stuff fresh, also

@danbutts1003 3 жыл бұрын

The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium but you’re brain retains that stuff , mine not so much anymore.. that’s why it’s good we can go back and watch them again. Lol

@katelynn.kensington 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I always noticed my tank smelled like fresh rain and soil but had no clue why.

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

You are so very welcome! I'm so glad you were curious about it...and clearly a good fish keeper...If the tank smells like that. Cheers! Have an awesome week

@aquariumtreasures1054 3 жыл бұрын

A lesson all of us should hear. Great job.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😊🐽

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

@armyaquatix 3 жыл бұрын

Great video alex

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@jilliangetsit 2 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOSH I LOVE ALEX! ✋ I'm here, after worrying for my daughter's Betta Ruby Red, as her 3 gal (I know, laugh it up y'all. But we out here and we doin' it) aquarium has a slight "merk" to it. I'd recently done a half water change/introduced new aquarium swimmies (decor) and suddenly was met with the smell of soil and earthy goodness! Removed the filter, disassembled, super cleaned in hot water and good elbow grease. 🤔💭🐠☠️😮🏃🏼‍♀️ I'm not entirely sure if the aquarium is in good, safe standing.....but after discovering Alex ...I'll tell you what I do know........ Now I want a 500 gal tank and to learn all the things!!! *Hold the purification pls* ALEX!! I love your abundance of knowledge and zest, excitement, and very pure passion for this hobby!! The art! The science! The biology! THE PASSION!!! THE ALEX!!!! 🤘🐠💧🌿🧪🧫👨‍🔬🤘 Now, I'll close with a request that if you've read this far ....please send positive vibes to Ruby Red. He's happy and swim flappy flapping his tailfins as usual....I just don't know what the "merk" is. 🍻

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Right on! I'm humbled by your extremely kind words. Welcome to the community as well! And positive vibes to Ruby! Have a great weekend!

@juliamahler415 3 жыл бұрын

thank you , brilliant video

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing. Thanks for stopping in for a bit. Cheers!

@amyclemmer1366 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video. I was doing way overdue maintenance to my axolotl tank and noticed bubbles coming up from my substrate. My tank has minimal substrate due to them being axolotls but it is there and different. I'm glad you say it's an issue but not deadly. I dont have a smell but I have bubbles. Going to just make a priority to do more water changes and find a way to get more plants that they won't destroy.

@Fishtory 4 ай бұрын

Glad it helped. Don't stress the bubbles too much.. its the smell and bubbles that will tell you if things are getting stagnant. Some Malaysian trumpet snails will churn the substrate for you daily... but be aware they can have lots of babies you gotta remove lol

@jackanddan 3 жыл бұрын

Jack says the word of the day is “Putrecine” gear video dude....being a nurse and especially working in infectious disease for many years quite a few of us get very untuned to the smell of certain bugs and bacteria and fungus etc....we also learn how to turn it off or else we wouldn’t ever be able to eat lunch at work hahaha either way when any of our tanks throw off the tiniest scent I’m on top of it right away and am teaching a Jack to be as well....great video as usual dude have a great day🌱🌱👍👍

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated! As is Jack's :) I can recognize that Trimethylamine_N-oxide smell on older folks after being bedside with my dying grandparents, 2 aunts and several friends. There is a literal smell produced by the biological process of death... same with respiration as im sure you know.

@tuco86x 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! I tried to cram as much info as I could. There's a ton more details I could go into with smells and aquaria...but I think this covered the most crucial things

@marypaigeflynn4512 3 жыл бұрын

I watch this a couple of days ago but I can't remember if I left a comment!! Guess what I'm going to watch it again! Hope you all are having safe travels!!🤗🌿🐟🌿💚

@patjesscole2709 3 жыл бұрын

I was just making Jess smell the filters last night 😂 there stinky 🤤 that's so crazy you did this video this morning

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Haha good timing... which smell was it? Muddy? Dead animal, sour milk & foot cheese, sulfur or urine lol?

@patjesscole2709 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory sort of like mud like dirty mud

@patjesscole2709 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't really smell bad almost like rotting leaves I don't know it's hard to explain scent hahaha

@fiazmultani 3 жыл бұрын

The fish farted, simples. No need to be embarrassed.

@Ste986 25 күн бұрын

Bahahahaha 😅

@kushcloud420 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that's exactly what my tank smells like a damp swampy rainforest

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

You're doing it right, then! :)

@flybobbie1449 8 ай бұрын

My tank smells of dirt and tastes of dirt! Not surprised substrate is dirt.

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating.

@thehornwortofhornwort9832 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative! My tank was smelling like vegetables when I first added the plants, is there an explanation for that? (Haven’t watched to the end so maybe you talk about it)

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Probably just healthy smell of plants. Unless it smelled like stinky cauliflower...thats cadaverine and an excess of material breaking down or a dead fish remnants

@thehornwortofhornwort9832 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thanks!

@naegwut 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot

@Theworldaroundme143 2 жыл бұрын

Wow the knowledge lol reminds me of Chris fix.

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you seem to enjoy it haha

@fishtropiccanada4747 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer toasted bread 🥖 homemade mayo sauce , beef sandwich 🥪 with some goodness to drink it down with .. red stripe is great 👍

@quki3 Жыл бұрын

Question. How do you cap your substrate / sand without clouding up your water in tank? I have a 55 gal that I originally set up temporarily. It started out bare bottom but it became super unstable so I’ve been slowly adding sand - but when I do- and even though it’s rinsed sand- the tank gets so cloudy 😢

@Ttblondey 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@RamRam-oi3qm Жыл бұрын

I just started noticing a smell in my tank, that seems to be similar to fresh earth.

@quki3 Жыл бұрын

Pointy sharp ammonia particles and soft fluffy cloud of sulfur? Weird analogy… lol. Soft and fluffy fart 💨 😷😂

@chrisc7707 3 жыл бұрын

What are the black and white fish in the tank with the blue dream shrimp around 17:30?

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Panda loaches :)

@nada347_ 5 ай бұрын

Geosmin is present in higher quantities in beets as well. I believe cooking them reduces it as well, if memory serves. Also, are the specially trained service dogs detecting any of these chemicals in their owners? I've read they can detect heart and other issues by scent.

@rainbowfishtalk4573 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is really helpful. In my case the aquarium itself smells fine but the water I remove during a water change smells like rotten eggs (esp when I gravel vacuum). Is that good (like, I'm removing it from the tank)? Or is that bad (it's out of hand if producing a noticeable smell, period). The fish seem ok, both before and after water changes...these are regular maintenance water changes not responding to a specific problem. Thanks in advance for any thoughts you might have!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

You may have a bacterial growth in the substrate that needs some aeration (maybe more plants, so their roots will break up any patches of rot or bacteria, but also aerate it... Malaysian trumpet snails are great for that task also!). But you probably don't need to worry too much, if it's just when you disturb the substrate. If the tank is very old, then you may want to add new substrate soil or even just a few root tabs to get things churning and metabolizing on a microbiome level. Best wishes, cheers! -Alex.

@rainbowfishtalk4573 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thank you! i love your channel.

@jaxntax5509 3 жыл бұрын

This is so interesting but I have to work. I have a slight 'shroomy smell and a bit of muddy earth so off to work.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Yup! That's the best smell to have

@lightfrega4106 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for this informative video! I have goldfish and today I changed 50% of water (+water conditioner) and I'm little bit worried now because it smells ,,fishy,, just like fish. I'm scared it's ammonia or any bad bacteria for my lovely fish. Also, I don't have real plants (my sweeties would eat them lol) so I don't have the ,,water cycle,, Can you please tell me if the fishy smell is dangerous?

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Generally it is not harmful. Goldfish produce a slime that can smell very foul. It has proteins and lipids that decay over time and make a protective layer, but part of the way it builds that layer, is made of dead cells from the surface tissues of the fish. Ammonia is acrid, and smells more like urine or windex/window/toilet cleaner (not bleach based ones). So test their water, but you could also toss in a bunch of duckweed or possibly a large Amazon sword/large anubias ...the goldfish sometimes won't eat the tougher leaves...and they will eat duckweed, but it's good for them and If they don't eat it all, it'll suck up any extra ammonia or nitrates that are naturally produced via fish waste

@jlo0125 Жыл бұрын

In my 40 breeder I have a sand substrate 2-3 inches thick, I gravel vacked underneath a piece of driftwood and after that my tank has a weird smell. I added carbon but didn’t seem to help. It’s kind of a sour gassy smell. Any tips on how I can get rid of it?

@Ttblondey 3 жыл бұрын

Does brown algae that comes from the pipe is good or bad to the fish or the water?

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Not really good or bad... just a lifeform :)

@nhwoodscycle 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t find these anywhere! Do you have any to sell?

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Which critter?

@voctorfloud9341 Жыл бұрын

If your tank has a unpleasant smell , your not doing a good job with tank maintenance

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Yup

@vampgaia 3 жыл бұрын

Dead Mystery Snail. Cadavereen or Putraceen? I’m sure I spelled those names wrong.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Likely both...and ammonia actually

@bevfrigon7142 Жыл бұрын

Alex, when treating a tank for cyanobacteria using erythromycin, do I use one pkg per 10 gal and let it sit for a week? Or do I use half dosage ? Thanks so much for your help!,❤🇨🇦

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

I use half dosage and let it sit 48 hours...dosing at night since uv light breaks down bacteria and they grow faster at night often during respiration

@bevfrigon7142 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Thanks so much )! I dont have a uv light but I will definitely follow your instructions. Much appreciated!

@jschiltzcompanies 3 жыл бұрын

i thought the smell was Alexander Willamsons Dr. Pepper breath.....heeeeeyyooooo

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Yoouuuuuu!

@rythmjunky5292 Жыл бұрын

what about a smell like a oil refinery?I changed out my floss pads a few days ago, rinsed my sponges and today my tank reeks!I have three sponges, two floss pads and a bag of porous stones in my tidal 75.Pads get changed every three months, rinsed twice a month,and the sponges get a quick rinse in tank water once a month.This schedule has worked well for all 7 non my tanks for a few years until this tank today.I'm stumped.I also add sachem stability when I change the floss pads....help? Not a sulphur smell,niot a rotten smell, more of a chemical/super intense earth smell....

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

What type of fish are in there? And do you have plants... also if you used black diamond sand...that is literally coal tar dust hardened (it's safe but the dust can stink)

@rythmjunky5292 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory first of all,thanks for responding! Fluval biostratum,several plants(rooted and floating),several species of Rainbowfish. I feed primarily live and frozen foods. Did a 40 percent water change last night.The smell was still strong,but much milder today,more earthy. Wondering if possibly live bbs getting sucked into the filter could have caused it? So odd. And such a strange smell. Literally reminded me of driving by an oil refinery. Weird.

@frederick1ize 2 жыл бұрын

How can I get the smell out from stinking up my house it smells like Rougten water

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Bleach and time unfortunately...or acids (but they ruin carpet and clothes)

@osvaldaspaslauskas5040 2 жыл бұрын

Hello I wanted to know why my aquarium water smells like chlorine or more closely to pool water could there be a similar smell to something else? So I bought it yesterday its 12 liters plastic one. I cleaned the inside cleaned the rocks and ornament with cold water till water was clear I have no plants, I've placed them in the aquarium filled it with lukewarm water put in the filter sponge cartridge one. I've put in the water treatment liquid in the one that takes out chlorine as instructed but may be tiny bit more, turned on the filter and noticed that the water smells like pool water it was on for all night and still is on and still smells like it. My aquarium is for tropical fish I've not setup the heater yet as I've got no fish yet what could be causing it? Is the liquid not helping or something else? Thanks.

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

So Cycling a tank is going to truly take a month If not longer. If it's only a few days old. The plastic parts may just smell like chemicals. I'd need to know your ammonia, tds, gh/kh , ph, and nitrates/nitrites levels to be of any more assistance, I'm afraid to say. It could be that your city uses chloramine and not just chlorine...call them and ask... if it's not just chlorine, then I would guess that you are smelling the chloramine turning back into chlorine gas and evaporating out of the tank .sad only time full fixes that issue

@theman-kq2uj 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory is that bad to smell

@wandarose9285 2 жыл бұрын

My tank is heavily planted (plants are doing great) and has a kind of broccoli smell to it. Nothing is dead. It is well maintained, gravel vac'd weekly, filters maintained regularly, parameters are good. Any ideas?

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

If it smells like Brussels sprouts (farts or poop), then you may have plants rotting on the filter intake or duckweed and other organic debris on the sides of the tank. But if your filters are clean, and the water is all healthy during testing, you should be okay- it may just be going through a phase of maturing. I wouldnt worry unless any ammonia or high nitrates (over 60 to 80 ppm) are showing up. Best of luck!

@wandarose9285 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory okay thanks! It's been up and running about 3 months.

@jacob3054 2 жыл бұрын

I need urgent help! I do a 25% water change once a week! I use fake plants so there is no dead plants! I vacuum one every week clean filter sponges out once a week! PH levels are perfect! Not over feeding tank is crystal clear! But my tank smells terrible! I have the aqua one tank! I’m starting to think it’s the filter sponges! But the aqua one tank can only have the one certain filter sponges placed in it.

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

What is your issue? Just the smell? It's probably due to a lack of bacteria diversity breaking down the fish poop...or could also be a mold....or if your substrate is sand it could be sulphur/methane gases... What does it smell like, how old is the tank and what are the fish in it? Plants really help reduce all the various problems that arise in aquariums. Get a bucket of your tank water and rinse out your filter sponges in that water (if the smell is coming from them). This will get the mud and excess fish waste and organics out of the filter

@ttp519 Жыл бұрын

I had tank week smell chemicals?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Either ammonia....or chemicals (which there are millions of) so you may need to think if you cleaned the room, and or have smells like new furniture/ mattresses or new carpet

@cavinhaw6326 2 жыл бұрын

My fish tank smells almost made me vomit after they layyed eggs

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Likely a large bacterial bloom in a layer that is cut off from the tank's oxygenated water or air in general... and it is poop condensed and molding/rotting and being eaten by bacteria that fart/ excrete co2, methane and sulfur. I'd add some deep rooted plants and root tabs...also some Malaysian trumpet snails to aerate and cycle the deeper soils....or save the fish aside in clean waters and replace that substrate. All together if you want. Best if luck to you, my friend

@KatherineMargaret Жыл бұрын

What causes a fishy smell? My tank always smelled earthy until I introduced fish and plants from someone else’s tank that was neglected and overgrown with moss

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a fungal or bacterial issue disturbing the slime coat of your new fish most likely. Perhaps try salt dipping the fish. Theres lots of guides online

@KatherineMargaret Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory you are a genius, thank you for taking the time to help me out. It’s been driving me nuts!

@Shaden0040 3 жыл бұрын

I've been told a healthy tank smells like fresh dug humus in a forest, earthy and sweet smelling of leaf litter and fungus, or like a mountain stream. It should never smell like a murky swamp or bog, nor shoul i t ever smell of ammonia.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

You didn't watch the video congrats!

@stevecox8066 Жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't you just use an undergravel filter? Leaves substrate with aerobic or anoxic conditions and avoids anaerobic with associated smells and nastiness.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

I could...but my aquariums dont smell anyhow, so either method can work well

@sristimahapatra47 Жыл бұрын

I have kept my goldfish in a non planted tank. Once it happened that the tank smelled strongly fishy, and then we noticed a male goldfish chasing a female one. The fishes looked like they were mating.The tank remained smelly the whole day. It subsided the next day. Now we get a fishy smell once a while but it isn't that strong.. And goes of on its own after some time. Is it normal? Should I be worried?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

As long as its fishy and not rotting smells? You are probably fine. Carp in general have a stinky slime coat and smell. Koi and goldfish

@sristimahapatra47 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thank you for responding 😇

@A.R.C.77 3 жыл бұрын

Stagnant water

@quki3 Жыл бұрын

So. Alex: can you come over and help me with my aquarium? (😂doesn’t hurt to ask..) I don’t know what I’m doing and I don’t want to hurt my fish or a stinky house- I am re using a beautiful hallow trunk purchased for my son 4 years ago. He was too young and lost interest in the hobby or maybe it was too much for an 9 year old to deal with. ( the tank was a gift from my husband- )a year later and I took apart his swamp and I couldn’t bear to toss the driftwood so I set it in the sun on a cement wall on the hottest days of Los Angeles summer- for a couple weeks. Then I stored it i our garage. I planed on using it in my garden but forgot about it. I got into aquariums late last year and i wanted to set up a 20 gal long dirt planted tank for oto’s dwarf Cory’s pea puffers many mystery snails ( do mystery snail make water stink? and a few guppies and I remembers that huge hallow trunk the shy oto’s would love so I soaked it for a few weeks and I boiled it in a tamale pot. My tank has been running about 4 months but I have been noticing that there’s a slight sulfer/putrifucation smell coming from the wood. My ph went from 8 to 6.4 and the water feels slimy. The water was dark due to dirt and wood (I don’t mind the tea color- I added a sachet of seachem purguen and the water was crystal clear but the pyrogen turned black in 2 weeks. I’m now regenerating my purguen sacget but it now smells slighkt chemically or plastic.. so I’m soaking in strong solution of water and dechloronator. I’m worried about adding back to tank only to poison my fish. My main concern and questions are - why does my wood smell and should I remove it- can it be cleaned or is it trash? I really appreciate any help from anyone ❤🫶🏻👆🐡🥵😷💩

@itz-_-raph Жыл бұрын

I just made by self a diy driftwood ...... And im pretty sure that wood is completely dry .... Ive boiled it for. 2hour then i putted in my tank ...so after some days driftwood started smell bad ....... So is it okay ..... Or bad ...... Pls assist me

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Its okay. White or clear to milky white ...even purple or red and green slime is all natural...you can whipe if off of use hydrogen peroxide to kill it...but its nutrient rich and snails, small fish and shrimp all love to eat it if they dont have other food selections ready

@itz-_-raph Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory so its okay if driftwood smell funny ...... And so I don't have to remove it from my tank right ?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

@raphansari276 yes as long as it doesnt smell like poop. If it smells like that, it may just be too old and rottene to be useful in a small glass box of water. (Unlike in nature, where theres lots of room for gases and rotting plant debris to break down and disperse)

@itz-_-raph Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory alright I got it ...... I really appreciate man ..... Thank u so much

@elizabethG633 3 жыл бұрын

It isn't so much natural gas but sour gas just like rotten eggs.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Correct...well natural gas doesn't have a smell, as I mentioned in the video...but they make it smell like eggs (sulfur based compounds are added to the gas) so that people will detect leaks