I just started cycling my system yesterday with 12 goldfish and one cray, it's posted in Members... Anyway, I woke up to a dead fish and an entire house that smelled like urine. The smell was obviously coming from the setup, so I pulled-out the fish and started bubbling some fresh water 'til the chlorine smell had dissipated. After transfering the remaining fish and cray to the fresh water I dumped the old water, scrubbed and sanitized the old bin with oxy cleaner, and continued to cycle. I had aired-out the house very well and the smell was gone. After leaving it running (15min on, 15min off) for a few hours while I was out of the house, I returned to a stinky, urine-smelling home.
I also noticed the cat was up on the growbed last night and I had to chase her off. When I returned to the smell I noticed that the gravel had been shifted, as if by the cat and believe the cat has decided that the growbed is her new urinal. (ewe) So I'm one dead fish into it, and have the urine smell back. I'll be bubbling a couple of fresh water bins overnight to keep on hand, but has anyone experienced anything like that?
On the one hand, perhaps I've discovered a new technique, "Kittyponics?"
And perhaps it'll help cycle.. trying to look at the bright side.
But obviously this is WAY unacceptable, and I need to find a way to put a stop to it. Does anyone have any suggestions? I really need some out-of-the-box thinkers on this one cause I haven't got a clue...
Any help is greatly appreciated, obv...
