peaches
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I was taking a tank down and having a move around last weekend when I noticed a piece of bogwood with a sulphurous smell. I took it out, rinsed it and left it to dry for a couple of days, still bad eggs. So this weekend I soaked it in methylene blue. Its still stinky.
(Background:
I had a problem over a month ago with one of my tropical tanks, lost a few fish including a bristlenose whilst I was away for spring bank holiday week, and I concluded it was my heater which seemed to be stuck in the on position making my tank too hot. I sorted that out and have had no more problems with sick fish for a couple of weeks. I am wondering whether the fatalities and the stinky bogwood are linked?)
Why would bogwood go like this? The other pieces havent, but this is a piece that stands upright and was in a corner disguising the filter intake. I have only had it since about Nov 2010, so its not old. I am presuming it would be best if I threw it away?
(Background:
I had a problem over a month ago with one of my tropical tanks, lost a few fish including a bristlenose whilst I was away for spring bank holiday week, and I concluded it was my heater which seemed to be stuck in the on position making my tank too hot. I sorted that out and have had no more problems with sick fish for a couple of weeks. I am wondering whether the fatalities and the stinky bogwood are linked?)
Why would bogwood go like this? The other pieces havent, but this is a piece that stands upright and was in a corner disguising the filter intake. I have only had it since about Nov 2010, so its not old. I am presuming it would be best if I threw it away?