Tank upgrade and need help fast!
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:38 pmHey all,
New to the site. Thanks for having me. I need some help with a tank upgrade I recently did. I have a M RES about 5". He was in a 55 gallon tank for about 1 1/2 and it worked out great. I recently move him to a new 75 gallon tank. My old setup on the 55 was a Fluval 306 with the normal layer of filtration. My water was crystal clear with no smell using the 55. I would do normal water changes and maintenance as required.
I took a day to move roughly 50 gallons of water from the 55 to the new 75 (to keep the colonized water) I added about 15 gallons of well water to the 75 to complete the new setup. I moved the Fluval 306 to the tank and also added a Fluval 106 canister filter and a Aquaatop CF400UV canister filter. I have a total of 818 GPH flow rate. I figured this would work nice. I think I am wrong! The tank has been active for about 4 days but the smell is something I have never smelt from a turtle tank before. The water is starting to become clear but the smell will not go away. Almost unbearable and defiantly unbearable for my pregnant wife. Did I do something wrong when I move him? Please help. Thank in advance.
Rexman out
New to the site. Thanks for having me. I need some help with a tank upgrade I recently did. I have a M RES about 5". He was in a 55 gallon tank for about 1 1/2 and it worked out great. I recently move him to a new 75 gallon tank. My old setup on the 55 was a Fluval 306 with the normal layer of filtration. My water was crystal clear with no smell using the 55. I would do normal water changes and maintenance as required.
I took a day to move roughly 50 gallons of water from the 55 to the new 75 (to keep the colonized water) I added about 15 gallons of well water to the 75 to complete the new setup. I moved the Fluval 306 to the tank and also added a Fluval 106 canister filter and a Aquaatop CF400UV canister filter. I have a total of 818 GPH flow rate. I figured this would work nice. I think I am wrong! The tank has been active for about 4 days but the smell is something I have never smelt from a turtle tank before. The water is starting to become clear but the smell will not go away. Almost unbearable and defiantly unbearable for my pregnant wife. Did I do something wrong when I move him? Please help. Thank in advance.
Rexman out