Fishy Smell

malx · 07/10/2018, 07:14 PM

All of a sudden I’m getting a fishy smell from my 3 year old tank. I do run carbon the same amount since inception and I change it every 30 days. All fish are accounted for. Any ideas what might be the cause?

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Bill_Moorman · 07/11/2018, 07:22 AM

How often are you doing WCs?

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malx · 07/11/2018, 10:40 AM

Ah I figured it out! The water level in my overflow dropped a bit and all of the sponges and tubeworms that were growing above the dropped water level were starting to smell. I raised the level, problem solved.

07/10/2018, 07:14 PM	#1
malx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,324	Fishy Smell All of a sudden I’m getting a fishy smell from my 3 year old tank. I do run carbon the same amount since inception and I change it every 30 days. All fish are accounted for. Any ideas what might be the cause? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/11/2018, 07:22 AM	#2
Bill_Moorman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 188	How often are you doing WCs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/11/2018, 10:40 AM	#3
malx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,324	Ah I figured it out! The water level in my overflow dropped a bit and all of the sponges and tubeworms that were growing above the dropped water level were starting to smell. I raised the level, problem solved.