hey i was just wandering if there's a way i can cut back on the smell of the aquarium. will it just involve water changes? it's just starting to reek up the place.
thanks guys
thanks guys
bad smell
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What kind of smell is it? My tank has a "fresh Earth/soil" smell with is what it should have. But I can only smell it if my heads in the tank.
yeah i guess you could describe it as an earth/ground smell, but i also smell some kind of mildew or something. its not a pleasant smell at all. you can smell it pretty bad
Its probably the same smell. Like a damp moist basement? You can try a tight fitting hood or carbon in the filter.
damp moist basment..haha exactly!
excuse my stupidness, but carbon in the filter... yup thats jibberish to me. what exactly do you mean by that?
excuse my stupidness, but carbon in the filter... yup thats jibberish to me. what exactly do you mean by that?
Activated carbon (carbon that has been superheated and has popped like popcorn) has millions of small holes that particles in the water stick too. These particles can be meds, oder, can colourings in the water. You can buy some under the media section at www.bigalsonline.com I suggest getting the some made my "MarineLabs" or something like that. You can add it to your filter by placing it between some filter floss that can also be bought at the site above. Take a long piece if filter floss and on one half put about 2 tsp spoons of carbon on. Then fold it it use some elastic bands to hold it all together. It may not look pretty but it should work. You will need to reload as in empty and put new carbon in, every 2 weeks to keep the carbon active.
But it should not be that bad of smell. How far can you smell it? With my tank open I can only smell within 1 foot. But with my glass sheet on op of the tank I cant smell anything.
when i walk into the room, the smell hits you in the face. i am also using tap water, i dont know if that means anything