sirdarksol

Since Andy's still paying attention, I'm going to bow out for now. I hope your fish makes it until you can get salinity/equipment sorted out.
Have a good night (okay, morning where you are).

kati_v123

thanks for your help sirdarksol.. appreciated, hope he makes it through as im turning in to bed shortly..

agsansoo

He should be fine. Can you get to the LFS tomorrow ? Do you have live rock in your display tank ? If so how much ?

MrEMeat

If you haven't figured out the source of the smell yet, check the impeller on the filter. If it gets clogged and stopped or slowed down, it turns into an induction heater. I just cleaned the sponge in my filter today and it wouldn't start when I plugged it back in. It took me a while to think of checking the impeller and when I did, I found it was clogged and extremely hot...

Good luck with your fish! I hope it all works out for you in the end!

kati_v123

no live rock, have live sand though.. and i cant get to LFS... he's still alive just now... thank god, and wizzing round his tank when i go near him

kati_v123

and just had a good poke around the fish tank, heater is not broken... and doesnt smell... filter is stinking... what do i do?? is it the sand? and how do i get in to check the impeller also does that mean that the fish is ok to be put into that water or should i change it? If all it is, is hot sand :S

kati_v123

checked the impeller - the little fans right?! cleared it all out... waiting for sand to settle before putting filters back in... put heater on, guessing the water should be ok for mister stripey damsel.. woo i know what he is now

sirdarksol

I'm glad he's still doing okay.

Don't rush into anything.

First of all, do you have marine salt and a refractometer now? Both are really important. I think you said 50L out of 190 were saltwater, which means the water has too little salt in the aquarium.
If you don't have them, call around to local pet stores and check if they have any. Many places that don't sell marine fish will still sell the equipment you need to keep your aquaria going.

When you say the filter is stinking, what does that mean? Does it smell like burning or is it just a "fishy" smell? If it's the fishy smell, that should go away.

As for the source of the burning, I have one idea. What kind of lights does the unit have? Are they fluorescent or something else?

kati_v123

the burning smell is coming from the filter.. And now its no longer working, so gathering it was that. Water doesnt smell of burning any more either, since i took the filters out last night. I cant get to the LFS till later on in the day...

sirdarksol

Mystery solved.

I would wait to move the fish into his new home until you can get the water fully set up. It's going to take some monkeying around to add the salt to the tank (most people usually do it in a bucket before adding it to the tank).

kati_v123

yea at least i knw where it was coming from now.

Okies, thanks for your help.. no doubt i'll have another crisis soon as its my first marine set up

sirdarksol

And a rush job, too.
I'm gonna be logging off again soon. There should be someone on who can help if you've got any questions.

agsansoo

kati, Since you have no live rock I would try to start buying some. The live sand is a plus already. Now the important thing is getting you tank cycled asap, due to the fact you already have fish. Please read this: http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm . I would recommend using option #6 (Biospira). You will need live rock or a sponge filter (sponge media in you power filter) for the bacteria to colonize on.

agsansoo

kati, Do you have the Trigon 190 Aquarium by Juwel ?

kati_v123

yea its a juwel 190 bow front and i have sponge filters... that was in it previously.

agsansoo

Great setup. If the sponges don't look too old, just rinse them in fresh water (no soap) and you good to go.

kati_v123

yea i did already they were in it yesterday... water starting to clear a little and mister stripey damsel is still alive... still havent been able to get a hold of any salt for the tank yet :S they said wouldnt be till tuesday.