REEK tank!!!

[cain420]

ok, i think it may be the green hair algae dying, or at least thats what i hope it is..
but my tank is beginning to stink!!!
I put some chaeto in the sump today (piping in a separate fuge later this week)
any suggestions on smell removal?

 

[viper_930]

Some fresh activated carbon would help remove the odor. Also try doing a water change.

 

[cain420]

but is it likely that the green hair algae is dying and causing this? i recently cut my lights to 6 hours per day to help battle it

 

[viper_930]

Could be.

 

[moorea2]

Hi cain,
In my last tank I had a terible green hair problem that I solved by cutting my lighting. There was never odor as it went away! Maybe I was lucky!

 

[uberlink]

Cain--I don't think you should worry so much about your algae issue, now that you've got the chaeto in there. I had all kinds of algae in my tank before my little chaeto fuge went in. It all died within weeks. Now, almost none grows in there. Keep an eye on it, but you'll probably be able to push your lighting schedule back to normal before long.