seafood smell

[niloc16]

i need some help. my wife says that when she enters the room with the fish tank it smells like a seafood shop, our 55 gallon never smelled like that. has anyone else ever had this. i was curious if it is because the tank is still maturing? it has only been running for a month with lighting and is going through a small diatom bloom. my 55 gallon never smelled like this when it went through algae blooms but i was thinking because of the shear volume of it all. it is a 265g with a 75g sump. i recently mounted a cooling fan on the sump and the stand has an open back design but even if the fan was circulating the air out of the stand, i didnt think the tank was suppose to smell of seafood. i've tested all the parameters and everything seems fine. anyone else had this situation or any advice on how to fix it before the wife freaks.

[Renegade]

carbon ?? i know my skimmer stinks when its collection cup is not changed every day or so

Kyle

[niloc16]

i've been cleaning it every day and i'm running carbon in the sump

[Farrmanchu]

FRESH Carbon?

[Tangman]

How about carbon filtering the air vents on the skimmer ?

[Chin_Lee]

don't worry .... her olfactory nerves will get acustom to it sooner or later.,,, my wife had the same complaint..... not any more but carbon does help

[niloc16]

i havent tried carbon on top of the skimmer, i just put fresh carbon in the sump 3 days ago. i was replacing it every month but was just told to replace it every 2 weeks. i hope she gets used to it quick chin, or i may have to live at your place.

[bullit67]

Colin

Have you tryed shutting down your fans for a couple of days to see if it goes away

[skylord]

Is there anyway you can add a vent to the outside with an exhaust fan?

[G1GY]

Just leave a dead fish in the corner of the room for a few days and when you get rid of it.......... voila the problem is gone!