I have started using a protein skimmer about 8 months ago and have never had any foul orders although I do a complete cleaning every 2 months or so and it seems to preform well.
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Why …..Simple QOTD today!
Does your skimmer ever stink? Like do you ever smell it coming from your sump or wherever your skimmer is housed?
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The only thing worse than the smell of skim mate is possibly that of a dead snail that's been fermenting for a day or two...Exactly what got me thinking about this question. I’m wondering if people smell their skimmers. I’ve only ever really smelled mine if it overflowed or when I emptied it.
Agreed. Go to any beach and then visit the back bay. Same exact smell.I actually don’t think it smells that bad at all. Kind of an earthy/ nitrogen/ sea foam smell….always smelled that way for the past 20 years.
Great idea. I believed I was the only one doing this until now.mine gets upset when I bring the cups up to fertilize her orchids on the kitchen window sill... can't understand somethings sometimes
Disagree. That is the epitome of worse I’ve ever smelled. Puked in my mouth trying to clean that mess up every time it happened.The only thing worse than the smell of skim mate is possibly that of a dead snail that's been fermenting for a day or two...