Do You Smell Your Skimmate?

[Coronus]

Sooo funny!!
Truth is I do sometimes. I never hold my nose. I feel like it’s part of knowing your skimmer is working. The nastier the better. If it don’t stink, the skimmer is weak.
I will admit I chase the wife through out the house with it. She runs for the hills. It literally will clear a room when I am cleaning it.

 

[kalare]

skimmate can change smells and let you know something is off or changing in your tank. I smell it every time.

Kinda like looking at your poop...I bet most people do that too, and they should, cause it can warn you of bad things.

 

[Jl330]

I have a hob and set it up to drain into a gallon jug. That thing is gnarly when it's full.

 

[Klcan]

I try not to but sometimes that smell just jumps out at you. It’s good for clearing your sinuses

 

[Donovan Joannes]

Before I decommissioned my skimmer, I never had a bad smelling skimmate. It smells earthy even with all those gunk in it.

 

[Lawrence Lee Blankenship]

No, Please

 

[21reefstreet]

Please don't judge me...but i think it has an earthy smell too and i kinda like it. And no i haven't tasted it!
But i use the KISS method, so maybe there is something to that.

 

[Gahngoo]

This question is akin to cutting the cheese and testing the waters. Do you smell your skimmate before you dump it just to see how rank it is?

Thanks

I use mine as a broth, add shrimp and make a nice tasty fart-soup.

 

[dansreef]

Yes.... Kind of like when I do a quick sniff after I fart in the car with my kids. It tells me whether I need to lock the windows or not... I want to make sure they have the chance to enjoy it as much as I do.... ;Woot

 

[MapleReef]

Gross...

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

FWIW, mine never smelled bad. It just mostly smelled like "the ocean". :)

 

[dansreef]

We're talking about skimmate right???? :D

 

[skiergd011013]

I like the smell of the fizz/foam right after you had just cleaned the cup. Its got a strange, sweet smell. I like ut because it reminds me of when i first got started.

 

[siggy]

lately, yes. It's only because it smells sweet. I don't know if there is something wrong with my skimmer. It didn't always smell this way.

It may not be the skimmer that's a little off