Vadimshevchuk

Thanks Philosophos. I just keep on changing the water every day and it changed it like 7 times and it still smells like rotten eggs. =/



also thanks for some tips (alan j t, El exorcisto) Already tried to gro glosso, no success, ill keep that in mind. =D

Philosophos

Hmmm rotten eggs... H2SO4 then? Try heating it up/drying it out perhaps?

-Philosophos

Vadimshevchuk

Well i stuck the the substrate in a 5 gallon and i put the tank in the shower and got it to overflow for a while. The smell is now almost gone and i will probably let it soak overnight and repeat the steps.

Diana K

Pillow case in a bucket.
The water from the hose will flow through the pillow case, and you can fill the bucket enough to slosh it around a lot. Then drain and refill, and you will not lose the EC through the pillow case. Bed sheet is the same idea: fine cloth that holds the EC yet allows plenty of water to flow through.

I have also rinsed substrate right in the tank with a hose that goes outside, and a source of water inside.
For example, a Rubbermaid Brute garbage can with clean water and a fountain pump is the source, and the water from the tank siphons down to a storage container that has a pump and a garden hose to get the dirty water out to the garden.
Clean water goes in and you can direct the flow to stir up all the media. Outlet siphon might be wrapped in a thin bit of quilt batting to keep the EC out of it.

Vadimshevchuk

Thanks Diana,

After i let it overflow in the shower, i let it stand there with a tank full of water in the garage and this morning, the water doesnt smell or have some film on top. So happy =D ill just let it stand one more week with 50% water changes daily.

Diana K

Keep stirring it up as much as possible.
With the hint of 'rotten eggs' I would add a lot of H2O2 with each water change. This is more oxygen than the anaerobic bacteria can tolerate, and it will kill them off. After several days with this discontinue its use, and a few more water changes will remove enough of it not to be a problem when you add the substrate back to a tank. H2O2 decomposed pretty fast, especially if you can expose it to bright light. A small amount is not toxic to the fish or plants.

Vadimshevchuk

Alright, ill keep that in mind. =D