Smells like a pet store

ReefinND · 12/21/2016, 10:20 AM

So my house is starting to smell like ..... a pet store..... It doesn't reek like it did when the dry rock was curing but it is still rather ..off.

Is there anything I should be doing to help with it or ? When I did my tests on Monday, everything seemed to be in decent ranges. I'm still hacking away at my nitrates, which are in the 5-10 range but other than that everything seems good.

I am running a carbon reactor, but now that I'm asking this I realized that the carbon in there is probably over a month old.

Could that possibly be the cause? I guess I'll find out tonight when I change it, but anything else I should look for?

teddyzaper · 12/21/2016, 11:01 AM

Carbon will certainly help reduce smell. How old is your tank? As it cycles it may put off a smell. Check to see if it's your skimmer cup, my stand doesn't have a skin to it so my skimmer is out in the open and it smells terrible.

ericarenee · 12/21/2016, 11:05 AM

You can also put carbon embedded filters in your hvac system..

sde1500 · 12/21/2016, 11:14 AM

Glade plugins. Carbon should help too, or cleaning the skimmer more often maybe. Idk my tank usually doesn't smell all too much, though the wife notices it occasionally.

Spiffy · 12/21/2016, 12:17 PM

Dehumidifier maybe?

ReefinND · 12/21/2016, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by teddyzaper

Carbon will certainly help reduce smell. How old is your tank? As it cycles it may put off a smell. Check to see if it's your skimmer cup, my stand doesn't have a skin to it so my skimmer is out in the open and it smells terrible.

It's a little over two months. I'll empty the skimmer out too, there's a little in there but not a whole lot.

Cliving1 · 12/21/2016, 01:16 PM

Did the skimmer ever overflow? Sometimes that can happen and its some nasty stuff. My tank doesn't smell bad either, not exactly sure the culprit. Plugins like mentioned above might help

ReefinND · 12/21/2016, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sde1500

Glade plugins.

I'll have to pick some up, I know when I fire up a wax burner thing it covers it completely. It's just that first walk into the house when you get home after work. Plus I have company coming for the holidays so I'd like to get it covered lol.

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Originally Posted by Spiffy

Dehumidifier maybe?

I'll have to check the humidity in the house to make sure, but I think its very dry in the house. I have to fill my 5gal ATO bucket at least every four days and I run a humidifier in the bedroom at night.

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Originally Posted by Cliving1

Did the skimmer ever overflow? Sometimes that can happen and its some nasty stuff.

Not that I know of, I don't really let it get more than a 1/4 full and it has a cover.

It's just started within the last two days, I haven't smelt anything all this while (after the rock was done curing anyway, that was terrible.)

12/21/2016, 10:20 AM	#1
ReefinND Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: North Dakota Posts: 110	Smells like a pet store So my house is starting to smell like ..... a pet store..... It doesn't reek like it did when the dry rock was curing but it is still rather ..off. Is there anything I should be doing to help with it or ? When I did my tests on Monday, everything seemed to be in decent ranges. I'm still hacking away at my nitrates, which are in the 5-10 range but other than that everything seems good. I am running a carbon reactor, but now that I'm asking this I realized that the carbon in there is probably over a month old. Could that possibly be the cause? I guess I'll find out tonight when I change it, but anything else I should look for?

12/21/2016, 11:05 AM	#3
ericarenee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Louisville Kentucky Posts: 3,110	You can also put carbon embedded filters in your hvac system.. __________________ 240+G Mixed BB Reef tank.. 350 G Marine Pond. And the expensive stuff that runs it. Chic's are for Chic's You silly men Go Fishing or something... Current Tank Info: 240= gal Reef /550 Gallon Saltwater pond 72 G Bay front Tropical aquarium

12/21/2016, 11:14 AM	#4
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Glade plugins. Carbon should help too, or cleaning the skimmer more often maybe. Idk my tank usually doesn't smell all too much, though the wife notices it occasionally. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

12/21/2016, 12:17 PM	#5
Spiffy Cheesy Poofs! Join Date: May 2014 Location: Bronx, New York Posts: 357	Dehumidifier maybe? __________________ Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro Gen3 x2, ReefLink, CPR CS50 Overflow. Reef Octopus NWB 110 Skimmer, Reef Octopus BR-110 Reactor. VorTech MP40 w/ QD Wetside x2, MP10 x1(Sump), 30-Gallon Sump. Current Tank Info: 60 Gallon, Prepping for LPS, 6 Years.

12/21/2016, 11:01 AM	#2
teddyzaper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami FL Posts: 551	Carbon will certainly help reduce smell. How old is your tank? As it cycles it may put off a smell. Check to see if it's your skimmer cup, my stand doesn't have a skin to it so my skimmer is out in the open and it smells terrible.

12/21/2016, 01:16 PM	#7
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Did the skimmer ever overflow? Sometimes that can happen and its some nasty stuff. My tank doesn't smell bad either, not exactly sure the culprit. Plugins like mentioned above might help