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Antipofish
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I have had my tank running bare for a week now and have done two major water changes. I have 2.5cm of aquabasis+ on the bottom covered with what I considered to be 5cm of well rinsed cat litter on top (i rinsed it in a sieve till there was no smell and it ran clear, then put it in buckets and rinsed again till it almost ran clear).
The current filter and media is brand new and was rinsed lightly before use. The filter has bio rings then foam then 2xfoam then carbon pad followed by finer foam and filter floss.
I used dechlorinator and Waterlife bacterstart (though i dont know why as there was nothing to feed the bacteria !!).
I have this damned smell that is really bugging me. Its in my bedroom and whenever I come in i can smell it. If I stick my head in the tank its worse (obviously!). I thought the carbon would eliminate smells ? ?
I am told by someone who's opinion I trust that the aquabasi+ does not have a smell. Also that the cat litter should not have a smell. So what the hell is it ? Could it be the waterlife bacterlife ? I seem to recall the guy at the LFS I bought it from saying it had a bit of a pong. Surely it cant be that bad though ?
I really need to fix this or I am going to have to give up on the idea because I cannot have a tank smelling in my bedroom and there is nowhere else to put it. I wouldnt want the tank smelling anywhere though, so the location is irrelevant.
PLEASE someone help me with this. I have a beautiful tank and now have a decent filter to add to it also. I dont want to have wasted so much money only to fall at the first hurdle, but this is not my house and I have other people to consider too.
Thanks in advance.
The current filter and media is brand new and was rinsed lightly before use. The filter has bio rings then foam then 2xfoam then carbon pad followed by finer foam and filter floss.
I used dechlorinator and Waterlife bacterstart (though i dont know why as there was nothing to feed the bacteria !!).
I have this damned smell that is really bugging me. Its in my bedroom and whenever I come in i can smell it. If I stick my head in the tank its worse (obviously!). I thought the carbon would eliminate smells ? ?
I am told by someone who's opinion I trust that the aquabasi+ does not have a smell. Also that the cat litter should not have a smell. So what the hell is it ? Could it be the waterlife bacterlife ? I seem to recall the guy at the LFS I bought it from saying it had a bit of a pong. Surely it cant be that bad though ?
I really need to fix this or I am going to have to give up on the idea because I cannot have a tank smelling in my bedroom and there is nowhere else to put it. I wouldnt want the tank smelling anywhere though, so the location is irrelevant.
PLEASE someone help me with this. I have a beautiful tank and now have a decent filter to add to it also. I dont want to have wasted so much money only to fall at the first hurdle, but this is not my house and I have other people to consider too.
Thanks in advance.