Does anyone else smell their skimmer cup?

[Makers Marc]

Smells like umami

 

[Auquanut]

Yep. Me too. But what would you do if next time it didn't stink?

 

[jtl]

Definitely stinks but so do tanks in general. I suppose we get very used to the smell and tend not to notice it. However I have had people come over and comment that they notice the smell. Not hold your nose stinky but enough to make a comment. Also a lot reefers prefer not to spray scents or burn candles so the house gets a little stale. I tried to open doors and windows as much as possible when weather permitted. I also ran GAC 24/7.

 

[ZoWhat]

No.... but I look at my bathroom tissue each time

 

[Dan_P]

There is no reason that skimmate should smell badly unless it ferments in the collection cup. So, quit sniffing the stuff

 

[Sailingeric]

 

[Sailingeric]

Or teen spirit

 

[JustAnt]

Not on purpose! Lol

 

[KrisReef]

I usually run very dry skimmate and I wait for the cup fragrance to tell me when it’s time for a rinse out. Sometimes my wife tells me before the cup does.

 

[Hermie]

I have a really bad sense of smell, and I didn't even know that skimmate smelled bad until this thread. I'll have to try to give it a really good whiff next time, really woft it.

 

[xjiang7]

I also look at my **** before I flush

 

[fish farmer]

I did last night just because of this thread. Mine didn't smell like much, but I feed light, run dry and clean it regularly. I do work with trout everyday so my fishy sense of smell is lacking. My wife say I have "hatchery hair" on some days, she can smell the musty rain gear/fish food.

 

[pscheel2]

Yea just to make sure it's working good,then again, I also do that with my armpits

 

[Mastiffsrule]

I do.

I also pour it down the kitchen sink and “ forget” to rinse the sink. Want to talk about a dirty bomb. I wait to see who comes by first, wife or kid . Then laugh at their reactions

 

[JCOLE]

It's funny because I do also and yes it does not smell great. It is weird though because I actually like the smell of clean fresh skimmate. When the cup is cleaned and put back on I am guilty of taking a couple whiffs because it smells good. Now when it gets nasty then that is when I tend to let it go. I always wondered if I was the only one who did this........

 

[Barrnone]

Every single time. There have been a few cups that have made me instantly start gagging. Still cant resist smelling it...

 

[EmptyWallet]

LOL, for sure best way to make sure the skimmer is dialled in just right... You don't have to try too hard mind you, pop the cap and the smell jumps out and punches you in the face

 

[leorii2000]

You (we) are so darn wierd. Lol

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

I smell everything in my tank can’t help it especially when it’s canister cleaning time I take a good whiff of every piece of media in there

 

[Proteus Meep]

Mmmmm...