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I also found that by leaving the tank lid a slightly bit open lets the smell go. Kinda simple answer, can't believe i didn't think of it!

Is it really that small? I'd prefer to keep fish - maybe i should buy a larger tank!

That is what i'm not quite sure on...! Any reccomendations? :)

The water itself doesn't smell, only when i open the tank. Hopefully it isn't harmful! :thumbs:

The smell wouldn't affect the fish when i eventually put them in though, would it?

It is 22 litres (sorry, dunno what that is in gallons!) and yes, i have an undergravel filter running. It has only been turned on as of last night.

I bought my tank a week ago, set it going, and all was well until i realised the de-cholrinator i had bought didn't work. So i emptied all the water and the idea was to fill it up again immeadiatley using another decholrinator that takes out the chloramine as well as the chlorine. Now what...

I've just checked out the website for the brand that i use. 'TetraAqua - Aqua Safe' is what i've been putting in, seems like it only gets rid of chlorine and metal ions. There is no mention of chlorimines. Do some de-chlorinators just get rid of one and not the other then? And is it likely...

I have got a heater. I was thinking though, the little tiny bubbles that collect on the sides of the tank when you first put new water in are starting to go - the chlorine isn't the end product of this, is it?

Well, i added some more de-chlorinator about 10 minutes ago and the chlorine smell hasn't gone, plus i smelt the de-chlorinator just to make sure that wasn't what i was smelling, and nope - it is definetly chlorine. Do you think i should start again with the water??

Will these testers tell me whether there is any chlorine in there, or if it is all in my mind? Also, what should the aquarium water smell like normally, if it has a smell at all?

Well it certainly smells like chlorine, but it isn't overpowering or anything. The water that we get does tend to taste a bit 'metally', dunno whether that has anything to do with it. Plus the fact that this is a brand new tank, would it take a few days to get any remaining chlorine out the system?

Hello :) I bought my first tropical fish tank yesterday, i set it all up, got the heater and filter going and added the de-chlorinator to the water. Trouble is, when i open the lid of the fish tank, i can smell chlorine! Is this normal? I added the right amount to the water i put in, i'm at a...