How do you deal with the fishy smell

[Perthegallon]

So I have my tank in my room and I’m trying to get rid of the fish smell that fills the room does anyone have any tips to remove it?

 

[footgal]

So I have my tank in my room and I’m trying to get rid of the fish smell that fills the room does anyone have any tips to remove it?

Smell!?? Like from the skimmate or what? Usually not a good sign if the water itself smells

 

[ichthyogeek]

Use a fan? And do more water changes? My tanks always smell mustier when they're in a low air movement area, and/or there's not been a water change in a while.

 

[jgirardnrg]

Mine is right by my desk. The only time it stinks is when the skimmer needs cleaning. Is it your tank water itself that stinks? Do you run carbon?

 

[Perthegallon]

Smell!?? Like from the skimmate or what? Usually not a good sign if the water itself smells

Just the normal smell of it I mean it’s getting winter so my door is shut and my windows and my room is small so it all builds up

 

[Perthegallon]

Mine is right by my desk. The only time it stinks is when the skimmer needs cleaning. Is it your tank water itself that stinks? Do you run carbon?

No it’s more there’s little air movement

 

[Perthegallon]

Use a fan? And do more water changes? My tanks always smell mustier when they're in a low air movement area, and/or there's not been a water change in a while.

Yeah but when it’s cold out I don’t want to crank a fan

 

[ichthyogeek]

Yeah but when it’s cold out I don’t want to crank a fan

Well it's either that or the stinky tank...soooooo yeah.

 

[Perthegallon]

Well it's either that or the stinky tank...soooooo yeah.

Haha I was thinking of getting some carbon air filter

 

[Pistondog]

Haha I was thinking of getting some carbon air filter

Run gac to remove some tank odors.

 

[Lovefish77]

A well running reef rank should not smell at all except for skimmer skimmate and dirty filter socks.

 

[schuby]

If my skimmer is off for more than a week, then my tank starts to have an odor. Do you run a skimmer?

 

[Tamberav]

Use something in the tank like BRS rox carbon.

 

[Perthegallon]

I do run slimmer 24/7

 

[Bbfishb81]

Use carbon in you tank filtration. Change regularly.

 

[Udest]

You might want to cut back a bit on skimming depending on what you have in there and run carbon + water change

 

[tankstudy]

Carbon

 

[Perthegallon]

I’m afraid that carbon will strip my water of nutrients

 

[Udest]

Lol that's kinda the point to remove some organic nutritrent from the tank , just run carbon till the smell is gone and redose if needed.

 

[fish farmer]

Run carbon.

If that doesn't work, some type of air filter.

If that doesn't work...get a job at a fish hatchery, your hair and clothes will smell like fish forever.