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Old 06-10-2008, 08:31 PM
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my 90 gallon tank is currently smelling like florida through the basement where it is. The fish and everything is okay. But I am getting the smell throughout the basement.

Is there anything that I can do for this? I wanna get rid of the smell.
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Old 06-10-2008, 08:34 PM
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...florida smells? like what? Disneyworld and old people?
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Old 06-10-2008, 08:51 PM
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orange juice and geriatrics?
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Old 06-10-2008, 08:52 PM
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Are you running any carbon.
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Old 06-10-2008, 09:32 PM
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Dual Threads......

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=42716


Not anymore...I merged the 2 together. -muck

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Old 06-10-2008, 09:04 PM
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my 90 gallon tank is currently smelling like florida through the basement where it is. The fish and everything is okay. But I am getting the smell throughout the basement. It smells fishy like the ocean.,

Is there anything that I can do for this? I wanna get rid of the smell.
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Old 06-10-2008, 09:08 PM
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Just had this problem when i moved houses. I found that lighting some candles really helped. Every 15 mins i would go down and blow them out and then relight them. Next day, no smell!

Running some carbon might work as well.

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Old 06-10-2008, 09:37 PM
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Proper skimming and regular water changes would prevent that from happening, and as stated Carbon will help.
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Old 06-10-2008, 10:26 PM
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my 90 gallon tank is currently smelling like florida through the basement where it is. The fish and everything is okay. But I am getting the smell throughout the basement. It smells fishy like the ocean.,

Is there anything that I can do for this? I wanna get rid of the smell.
Geez, that's wierd. Mine smells like the ocean too. But then it is a saltwater tank.
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Old 06-10-2008, 10:47 PM
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i find that our dehumidifier really helps keep the smell down
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