[dye2fish]

My wife has noticed my 90 gallon tank is stinking. I had this tank in my garage for 1 year and decided to move it inside my house. I transported 30 gallon in a barrel from the original garage water and the rest was new from my house. My wife and I decided to decorate the tank with a big dinosaur skull ornament (Fake of course). She feels like thats whats stinking, I have an Rena FilStar XP2 and a whisper 60, alsp a hydro sponge filter with a air pump running to it .I left all the media and didn't change it so I would have plenty of bacteria. Any advise??? Quick help before I have to move my tank.

 

[under_control]

have you tried carbon?

 

[moto_master]

What does it smell like? does it smell like a fish tank only too strong? or like a dead fish? Mold? ...

 

[dye2fish]

I have tried double carbon, my wife says it smells like stong beef jerky or like a little amonia

 

[acreal]

...like a little amonia

I had once when a pellet fell in a hole in the canopy. SMelled quite strong actually for such a small piece. Once removed the smell was gone instantly.

 

[alicem]

What about the anorbic(sp?) bacteria from the substrate? You might have stirred up
some pockets when you moved it.
That stuff stinks from what I've heard.
Someone who knows what I am referring to, please help me out here...

 

[IrkedCitizen]

Some plastic decorations can put off smells such as ammonia. Remove the dinosaur head and do a partial water change. See if that fixes it. If it doesn't then we can proceed from there.

But it is likely the decoration.

 

[dye2fish]

Can you boil the head in water or anything you can do if it is the head???

 

[IrkedCitizen]

It's plastic right? It might melt or deform if you boil it. You can try it but no guarantees.