live sand smell

[kafawa]

I just put live sand in my tank and my husband thinks the house "smells like a whales butt." Does it smell forever or does it die down?

 

[alyssia]

I have never noticed my LS having any smell.

 

[stingrayjs]

Did you check the expiration date on the bag? My live sand has never had any smell to it. Sounds like it may have gone past its expiration date.

 

[spyder78]

My house smelled "like a whales butt," as your husband puts it, for a day or two at the most. My wife had a similar comment that I will refrain from posting. I'm not sure why it smelled this way. I just chalked it up to the bacteria starting to break down the raw shrimp that I dropped in. Did you use a raw shrimp to help start the cycle?

 

[chipmaker]

I would expect any tank to smell like a whales butt when dead nasty shrimp are used to cycle a tank. Its like living next door to a fish markets dumpster or having a septic tank in the house......