WHAT A STENCH!!!!

meowzer

meowzer

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OMG.....we are doing a small section of sand cleaning in the 225G as part of this w/c.,...and I have to say,.....IT FREAKIN STINKS
BAD
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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hydrogen sulfide? That's definitely not good...
Be prepared for another water change and some prime/amquel on hand. Things may get really irritated soon.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OH YEAH....I should have mentioned.....the stench was in the sink.....we used one of those things you hook up to your sink....did NOT stir anything up in the tank
 
kiefers

kiefers

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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/389116/what-a-stench#post_3436431
OH YEAH....I should have mentioned.....the stench was in the sink.....we used one of those things you hook up to your sink....did NOT stir anything up in the tank
Oh yes,.... been there done that. We bought back these cool looking snails from the beach. Turns out their are meat eaters and when my wife added in some zebra snails....... the ocean dweller ate them up like they were eating a bag of lays potato chips. Can't eat just one! But by the time we figured it out, 2-3 of the zebras were already dead and fumigating the tank.
Needless to say, they went into my 56 and now they come up to the top and I give them a small scallop. They eat it and go back down into the substrate and sleep for a couple of days and then resurface for a free sea food dinner. For the most part, they are leaving my nass. snails alone. (knock on wood)
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Interesting. So are you going to add cleaning your sandbed occasionally to your maintenance routine? How deep is your sandbed and how long has it been since you cleaned it? Do you think it's worth others to try? What's the best method to use? What equipment?
 
kiefers

kiefers

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389116/what-a-stench#post_3436531
Interesting. So are you going to add cleaning your sandbed occasionally to your maintenance routine? How deep is your sandbed and how long has it been since you cleaned it? Do you think it's worth others to try? What's the best method to use? What equipment?
what are you jabberin about here (look up) Lol I'm so confuuuuused
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Lol. There are a couple of others. We are just bantering. Lol.
If you ever want to contact me outside of swf, email me at snakeblitz33@gmail.com
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL....Seth....My 225G is 3 1/2 years old....sand bed is 3-4"......I have NEVER done this before, but have had an issue with algae on the sand....I was sent some articles on dsb and cleaning them, so I decided to try it....just one section....
ALSO..I used one of these....you hook it up the the kitchen sink...The best thing is you don't stir stuff up using this
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Yup. That's what I thought. You should really start to see some water quality improvement when you get the rest of it done.
 
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I'd be REALLY careful about disturbing the substrate, Lois. There are compounds in the anoxic layers that you definitely don't want in your water column. I wanted to mention this because I've spoken with folks who have nuked their tanx that way. Personally, I don't even like to disturb our SSB's...
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by saxman http:///t/389116/what-a-stench#post_3436643
I'd be REALLY careful about disturbing the substrate, Lois. There are compounds in the anoxic layers that you definitely don't want in your water column. I wanted to mention this because I've spoken with folks who have nuked their tanx that way. Personally, I don't even like to disturb our SSB's...
Thanks.....we were very very careful, and with that siphon everything went out into the sink
I'm having a little issue with algae on my sand....I have tried everything else, and thought MAYBE...just MAYBE...this will help...LOL
 
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