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03-06-2012, 12:12 AM
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How can you run a reef tank without using carbon ?
As someone here may have been aware that I had been having a problem with carbon lately, so I didn't use any carbon at all in my tank for a few weeks now. But now, I have came up with another problem. Without using carbon, it stinks up with a fishy smell in my bedroom and slowly travelling into my livingroom too. It smells too fishy that I get to the point that I can't handle it any longer. Can someone here that is running their tank without carbon, tell me any tricks on how I can get rid of this smell ?
Thanks for your input. Last edited by Casey8; 03-06-2012 at 12:26 AM. 
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03-06-2012, 12:31 AM
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I don't have any smell and I don't run carbon now. Of course when I remove water from my tank to do water change I can smell the corals quite a lot but as soon as the water is back I can't smell anything.
Maybe you could use Purigen, it is safer than carbon. Quote:
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03-06-2012, 12:38 AM
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Hahaha ... daniella, you must have a plugging nose ! Just kidding though. My tank is having a terrible smell but the water is very clear, maybe from using an UV.
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03-06-2012, 12:43 AM
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I didn't run carbon on my 165 for almost the first yr. and never had it smell but I also have a high water flow & have been running pellets for some time now.
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03-06-2012, 12:48 AM
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Make sure your protein skimmer is working properly, adding a refufium will also absorb the extra nutrients from over-feeding and waste that might be contributing to the smell.
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#8
03-06-2012, 02:16 AM
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I also dont run carbon, and have no issues with smell.
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#9
03-06-2012, 02:24 AM
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No carbon. No skimmer. No smell. Smell has never been a problem for me. I might add a bit of carbon a couple times a year. Could it be over feeding or really high bioload??
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03-06-2012, 02:37 AM
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No algae in my tank as I am dosing Vodka, my water is crystal clear. How come none of you has that kind of smell from your tank, even with your windows closed in the winter time ? Overfeeding ... OK I admit it
 I am feeding my fish 2 times a day. Is that what it comes from ? And I love my skimmer, I love to see it skimming lots of goo from my dirty water, I don't mind to clean it everyday. And I am a slave for my tank, I didn't go anywhere in the last 10 years OK, maybe Victoria for one night, but that is it.
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