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Post by Jess Puff on Dec 20, 2011 11:26:40 GMT -6
I think I just discovered why I had some many issues with this tank... when I cleaned it, it smelled like sulfur. I have been reading about that online and it seems my substrate may have been too deep and was trapping the sulfide (or whatever) in and therefore creating my issues. Just thought I'd share.
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Post by bnoel210 on Dec 20, 2011 11:50:28 GMT -6
When i use thick substrate i move the substrate around once a week.
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Post by Jess Puff on Dec 20, 2011 11:55:40 GMT -6
Yea, I never thought about it...
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Post by bnoel210 on Dec 20, 2011 12:07:16 GMT -6
So how is that tank now?
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Post by crazydaz on Dec 20, 2011 12:12:31 GMT -6
You could just take some substrate out and be done with it. Probably less of a hassle for you in the long run.
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Post by ree123 on Dec 20, 2011 14:45:52 GMT -6
Crazydaz and I were talking about poss. depth of substrate with my dieing plant issues just the other day in a plant thread. I have never smelled any sulfur smells, but I do use rather deep substrate in several of my planted tanks. Most of my tanks are bare bottom though, for breeding and cleaning convenience.
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Post by jon carman on Dec 20, 2011 15:13:00 GMT -6
I just use enough to cover bottom well
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Post by rickl on Dec 21, 2011 9:36:41 GMT -6
Depending on the fish, I like a fair amount of substrate, though if you put their shells on sand I've found that multies will dig to the glass, regardless of how deep the substrate is!
I've considered getting MTS to aerate the substrate, but they had a population explosion in my parent's tank... it was funny though, you didn't see much during the day, but by night they came out in hordes!
-Rick (the armchair aquarist)
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Post by Jess Puff on Dec 21, 2011 9:46:56 GMT -6
Scary... snails freak me out. Don't think I want to deal with them just yet.  |
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Post by ree123 on Dec 21, 2011 10:11:39 GMT -6
I have MTS and Ramshorn and can't get rid of them. I have tried for years, but they just show up elsewhere. I have given up and just live with them all.
You are correct, if any overfeeding occurs at all, the MTS will appear in hoards.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Dec 21, 2011 10:18:24 GMT -6
I love the MTS for that reason alone. Of course my cichlids control the population. I also think their shells are very pretty for a maintenance crew
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Post by Jess Puff on Dec 21, 2011 10:33:55 GMT -6
Snail question - do they ever go outside the tank? That might be a dumb question but my tanks aren't completely sealed and I don't want to start finding snails on my floor.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Dec 21, 2011 10:36:45 GMT -6
I have a few pond snails in a 10 G that I have seen above the water line stuck to the glass, but I have never seen them leave the tank. Id say its possible though
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Post by Jess Puff on Dec 21, 2011 10:42:34 GMT -6
Eww... this is why I don't want to deal with snails. I already have crickets coming from somewhere in my basement...
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Post by fuzzylogic on Dec 21, 2011 10:52:08 GMT -6
lol feed the crickets to the fish. I would consider that a blessing
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