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aer21
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Is there much of a "smell" from a saltwater tank? The wife is worried about me getting a tank? Do you get a "foul smell" from an aquarium????
littlebuck
Active Member
ive had mine set up for a little over 6 months and i dont smeel anything funny or anything.
mikeyjer
Active Member
Originally Posted by AER21
Is there much of a "smell" from a saltwater tank? The wife is worried about me getting a tank? Do you get a "foul smell" from an aquarium????
No it don't smell at all. The only time you will have a foul smell is when you first start the tank with uncured live rock or when something dies or when you don't do any water changes!!! I've seen that before and they STINK! :happyfish
Is there much of a "smell" from a saltwater tank? The wife is worried about me getting a tank? Do you get a "foul smell" from an aquarium????
No it don't smell at all. The only time you will have a foul smell is when you first start the tank with uncured live rock or when something dies or when you don't do any water changes!!! I've seen that before and they STINK! :happyfish
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thomas712
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It should only smell like fresh sea water, however there are many things that might smell.
If you leave the top of the dry flake food, that ususally stinks.
If you leave a bucket around with filters that you took out with some water that will begin to reek.
If a fish goes carpet swimming and you don't find it right away.
Several things can happen, just use your nose and chase em down.
Thomas
If you leave the top of the dry flake food, that ususally stinks.
If you leave a bucket around with filters that you took out with some water that will begin to reek.
If a fish goes carpet swimming and you don't find it right away.
Several things can happen, just use your nose and chase em down.
Thomas
oceanists
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carbon will ussually nuetralize your odors........ i just had as mexican turbo snail die i picked it up took it out and ........ PHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW! it was gut wrenching , one of the worst smells ever .......... it was so bad i had to take another little whiff of it
mikeyjer
Active Member
Originally Posted by Oceanists
carbon will ussually nuetralize your odors........ i just had as mexican turbo snail die i picked it up took it out and ........ PHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW! it was gut wrenching , one of the worst smells ever .......... it was so bad i had to take another little whiff of it
your stilly! :hilarious
carbon will ussually nuetralize your odors........ i just had as mexican turbo snail die i picked it up took it out and ........ PHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW! it was gut wrenching , one of the worst smells ever .......... it was so bad i had to take another little whiff of it
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jdragunas
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Originally Posted by Oceanists
carbon will ussually nuetralize your odors........ i just had as mexican turbo snail die i picked it up took it out and ........ PHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW! it was gut wrenching , one of the worst smells ever .......... it was so bad i had to take another little whiff of it
because it was so bad... it's kinda like a really bad car accident... can't look away, but it's really gross...
carbon will ussually nuetralize your odors........ i just had as mexican turbo snail die i picked it up took it out and ........ PHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW! it was gut wrenching , one of the worst smells ever .......... it was so bad i had to take another little whiff of it
because it was so bad... it's kinda like a really bad car accident... can't look away, but it's really gross...
murph
Active Member
Thats the beauty of a well functioning skimmer. I am sure a lot of us had not so well maintained fresh water aquariums when we where kids. Take the cap off the skimmer cup and take a whiff, it will bring back memories. :joy:
Other than that and thats only when you take the collection cups cap off, there should be no offending smells from a SW tank whatsoever.
Other than that and thats only when you take the collection cups cap off, there should be no offending smells from a SW tank whatsoever.
