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06-19-2010, 05:34 PM
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the "smell" is starting to get annoying
So how does everyone keep the "smell" in check on their aquariums. its not super bad but i can tell there is an aquarium around. air freshner?
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06-19-2010, 05:36 PM
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There shouldn't be any "bad smell" associated with a marine aquarium, unless your tank hasn't properly cycled yet.
It should smell like the ocean if all your parameters are correct. Ken
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06-19-2010, 05:55 PM
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But there is always that lingering skimmer smell, especially if the room is a bit more humid. I'm currently trying to figure out a way of dealing with that, the smell is just awful and it's the first thing I smell when I come in the house sometimes (although I have a very sensitive nose, others say they can't smell it). It hasn't motivated me enough to clean my skimmer cup every day though
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06-19-2010, 05:59 PM
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Maybe something is decaying in your tank?
The protein skimmer skimate is usually smelly but not strong enough to smell from afar.... If your skimmer is getting alot of Bio Load that could be the reason why its making alot of smells from the skimmer.
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06-19-2010, 06:02 PM
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you say that try living with a bubble king 
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06-19-2010, 06:06 PM
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Seeing alot of the crazy Skimmers in the Journals, I wouldnt find it hard to believe it can smell like crazy with the amount of Bio Load you guys pull hahhaha. My skimate barely skims out onto the collection cup alone. If its your skimmer thats making the smell try cleaning it a bit more often.
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06-19-2010, 06:07 PM
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Try leaving an open box of baking soda in the stand to absorb odour.
Anthony
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06-19-2010, 05:59 PM
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I seem to remember reading about people using carbon filters on the air vent hole of the collection cup used by beckett skimmers. I'm not sure if you could do something similar with a needlewheel based skimmer, although on the flip side usually you put these in the sand or the sump or other enclosed area so you'd think they would not be contributing to "that smell" too much.
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06-20-2010, 05:37 AM
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the smell? what smell?
 No smell on both of my aquariums unless I remove some of the water and expose my coral and live rock to air and even then it is not very strong smell. Quote:
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06-20-2010, 03:47 PM
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This "smell" is the reason that I'm designing a new fish room on my new house which will compliment a new inwall tank. I'm used to it; but my family complains (especially when company is coming over).
"Honey, I can make it so that you don't smell a thing; but I have to upgrade the size of the tank and build a dedicated fish room" was how the conversation went. Done deal. The only thing I "smell" now is a new tank build thread. Hee Hee!
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