Water Problem

[troubledfemale]

I know i have to do a water change to my, however since yesterday it's had a horrible smell to it, it smells like a dead animal and I have no clue what is wrong that has never happened before.:nervous: If any ine has an idea onhow to get rid of the smell let me know a.s.a.p :help:

 

[meow]

are you missing any fish? Have you added any live rock lately?

 

[pacopetty]

I'd guess uncured live rock

 

[meow]

Originally posted by pacopetty
I'd guess uncured live rock
That's what I was getting at, but it could be something else, possibly.

 

[janelle]

are you talking about your new water has a funny smell to it? ive had that happen when i kept new water in buckets waiting to use it (gets a fishy smell). I think its from just sitting there not moving. try adding an airstone for a day to see if that helps. will also help oxygenate the water before you add it to your tank which is a good thing (necessary) as well. let me know if I misunderstood you.
if the stinky water is in your display tank, you may have had something die. better find it. also, run carbon; that will help remove impurities and junk out of the water too and help with the smell (and any discoloring of the water).

 

[troubledfemale]

I found the culprit of my stinky problem. I have (had) 2 eels a zebra moray and a snowflake eel we forgot to put the cover that we put inside on and he fell out (snowflake)

and like they are not out and about like the fish we didn't notice4 until yesterday, when I went to clean the floor, my mother inlaw saw him behind the tank in between the tank anf the wall I was horrifided and extremely sad, and that was the stinky smell I was smelling