How to keep your saltwater fish tank from stinking?

[giorgio2496]

My parents always complain that the fish tank stinks. How can i make it so it doesn't stink?

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

It stinks??? Are they shoving their noses' into hand full of your sand bed?

 

[yote]

Is it stinking because its cycling,or what?
It shouldnt be doing that otherwise.

 

[ltljoker]

I have 2 90 gallon salt tanks sitting in my living room. Unless you actually pull a rock out or jump into my tank you wouldnt be able to smell them. So i wouldnt know why your was stinky. Maybe one of your fish jumped out and is rotting:death: behind your tank or somthing. Any missing fish :question:

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

My parents always complain that the fish tank stinks. How can i make it so it doesn't stink?

It may be your parents are like my girlfriend and they just get pissed whenever you spend $$$ on your tank and they just want it gone so they claim it smells.

 

[Bifferwine]

It shouldn't stink.

There are reasons why it could -- something dead or dying in the water, your your live rock is curing... But in a normal, established, healthy tank, there shouldn't be a smell.

You could try running carbon to get rid of the smell.

 

[Gatorzone19]

+1 on the carbon.

 

[dcantucson]

Yeah, I agree with everyone above. I have never smelled any thing foul and none of my friends have either. I think if there is a smell then that's a sign of something being wrong. May be something dead or dying. I would do a larger than usual water change and get a canister filter and run carbon for about week.

 

[dustin_P74]

how is your skimmer, those start to stink if they havent been cleaned in a while, also carbon should do the trick. make sure nothing has died, and check your ammonia levels

 

[meshman10]

your parents don't like YOUR hobby no way it stinks.. less its dead..

 

[Altohombre]

try the carbon like mentioned above or do a couple water changes over time

 

[wontonflip]

Noseplugs.

LOL Mine have never smelled, except when I haven't cleaned the skimmer (speaking of which...).

 

[dcantucson]

:lol: :lol: wonton

 

[fishsticks]

check your shoes for :pooh:

 

[ndepratt]

check your water quality... what are your params?

 

[sen5241b]

It shoud smell like seawater and nothing more.

 

[ndepratt]

i find that polo by ralph lauren has a good smell to it when added to the aquarium.

 

[dcantucson]

Which one? Black, green, ...there are so many!