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Old October 14th, 2012, 01:40 PM   #1
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Wink Smell

I just finished cleaning my filters on my 55 and now I notice a strong smell lurking around the outside of the tank and down my hallway 2 questions 1 what's the cause 2 how do I prevent this/ I have a 700 aquaclear and a 2215 ehiem they were taken apart and cleaned to the max ,,thanks 👀👀👀👌
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Old October 14th, 2012, 02:13 PM   #2
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First if u have 2 filters on 1 tank you should never clean them at the same time.
By doing this, you have killed all ther good bacteria. It takes about 3 to 4 weeks for bacteria to colonize. So clean1 and wait atleast 3-4 weeks to clean the other. This can make the tank start to cycle again.
check and make sure you did not spill dirty water or fish waste anywhere. also see if a fish has jumped out on the floor.
are you sure the smell is from the tank or around it.
when cleaning the filter do not clean the biomech in clorine water, i use water change water. You want to rince it not sterilize it.
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Old October 14th, 2012, 03:27 PM   #3
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Talking Cleaning filters

You are right I will do that ; clean 1 wait then do the other thanks John 🐠🐠
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