baking soda in cup of skimmer?

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by Milad

I was having some issues with the cup of my skimmer stinking the place up so I decided to put baking soda in it every time i cleaned it. Now it seems the smell is gone or way way way less. Not sure if this helped but it seems like it. Am i just imagining things? is this going to harm anything in the long run?

you could also use activated carbon in the same way.