odor

charo · 10/26/2010, 07:31 PM

does carbon help get rid of fishy water smell? or whats the trick, is so how do you run it in a sump?

mallorieGgator · 10/26/2010, 07:42 PM

Usually when the water smells fishy, you're having some die-off in the tank or going through a cycle. Mine was pretty smelly and then after our cycle, the only way to smell anything is to stick your face right over the water and even then it just smells like salt water.

charo · 10/26/2010, 07:47 PM

well ive been done with the cycle for about three months, i just moved some rock recently to catch a clown, could that trigger anything?

Lynnmw1208 · 10/26/2010, 07:51 PM

carbon will get rid of the smell. did you empty your skimmer cup lately? that'll smell.

cloak · 10/27/2010, 11:04 AM

Food that's left on the rim of a tank for awhile can really funk it up. I've seen a few tanks where the hobbyist was extremely messy when it came down to feeding. It was as if they never wiped down the edges before. Yuck!

aleonn · 10/27/2010, 12:54 PM

Agree on carbon. Also check to see if anything jumped out, or died in the tank recently.

10/26/2010, 07:31 PM	#1
charo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: san diego Posts: 100	odor does carbon help get rid of fishy water smell? or whats the trick, is so how do you run it in a sump?

10/26/2010, 07:51 PM	#4
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	carbon will get rid of the smell. did you empty your skimmer cup lately? that'll smell. __________________ equipment: Eshopps psk-200 skimmer, Mag 12 pump, 30gal sump, 2x 300w Finnex heaters, glass-holes 1500gph overflow kit with 3/4" return kits, 72" 8x36w t-5 AquaticLife light, 66lbs of LR, 150lbs of tropic eden reeflakes, 2 Koralia Evo 1400, JBJ ATO, BRS dual GFO/carbon reactors, Hydor smartwave Current Tank Info: 125gallon

10/27/2010, 11:04 AM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Food that's left on the rim of a tank for awhile can really funk it up. I've seen a few tanks where the hobbyist was extremely messy when it came down to feeding. It was as if they never wiped down the edges before. Yuck! Last edited by cloak; 10/27/2010 at 11:35 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Life rock&bad odors...	Grand Wazoo	Reef Discussion	3	03/30/2006 11:56 AM
Tank odor - how to reduce?	Coral Reefer TX	New to the Hobby	6	03/20/2006 08:15 PM
Tank odor - how can I reduce?	Coral Reefer TX	Reef Discussion	2	03/20/2006 06:31 PM

10/26/2010, 07:42 PM	#2
mallorieGgator Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,134	Usually when the water smells fishy, you're having some die-off in the tank or going through a cycle. Mine was pretty smelly and then after our cycle, the only way to smell anything is to stick your face right over the water and even then it just smells like salt water.

10/26/2010, 07:47 PM	#3
charo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: san diego Posts: 100	well ive been done with the cycle for about three months, i just moved some rock recently to catch a clown, could that trigger anything?

10/27/2010, 12:54 PM	#6
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	Agree on carbon. Also check to see if anything jumped out, or died in the tank recently.