Collected ocean water stinks

[Turtleray]

Why does my ocean water stink after 2 days that I collect from the ocean?

 

[Turtleray]

Forgot to mention water is 74 land hermit crabs

 

[kgross]

There is lots of life in ocean water (plankton) that dies if the water is not oxygenated. So after 2 days you have lots and lots of dead items rotten in the water. You need to either let it set for a few weeks, then only use the clear water on top, or filter it, very very well, or kill it with chlorine, filter and dechlorinate.

Kim

 

[Anonymous]

Forgot to mention water is 74 land hermit crabs

WHAT does that mean?

Kim got you covered, but this one's got me a bit confuzzled.

 

[Turtleray]

sorry seamaiden,typo error, is just for hermit crabs (no 74).
Thanks Kim, I should have known that but thought after plankton etc dies would be Ok. When I 1st put water in tank for hermits they go crazy, prbably love the life in there.

 

[Anonymous]

iirc, many crabs eat the muck/sand/mud in their environs, and digest the 'organic soup' therein

they and all the other sand/shore/mud dwellers (burrowing shellfish, etc etc) might be (one of) the reason(s) a huge deep sand bed like a beach, or tidal flat, doesn't stink to high heaven like one would think it should, all things considered

 

[Sea Turtle]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the ocean water in these parts of the worls have a much lower salinity level than that of the Peloponnesian area, etc..?

If so, you might want to make sure you check the salinity level before adding tropical critters.