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Hello,
I can’t find an answer to this question. My aquarium is in my basement. I have all windows closed, tank has zero smell. I can stick my head in sump and cannot smell the aquarium water.
I wanted to increase pH so I crack a few windows, within an hour the basement has a fishy smell. The sump suddenly has odor, carbon or not.
I close the windows and overnight the smell is gone and sump no longer smells.
It’s the most bizarre thing, I’m wondering if increase in oxygen is causing bacterial blooms that create odor? I can’t see any water cloudiness.
Anyone else experience this? Windows open helps pH tremendously but I prefer the no odor with windows closed.
I can’t find an answer to this question. My aquarium is in my basement. I have all windows closed, tank has zero smell. I can stick my head in sump and cannot smell the aquarium water.
I wanted to increase pH so I crack a few windows, within an hour the basement has a fishy smell. The sump suddenly has odor, carbon or not.
I close the windows and overnight the smell is gone and sump no longer smells.
It’s the most bizarre thing, I’m wondering if increase in oxygen is causing bacterial blooms that create odor? I can’t see any water cloudiness.
Anyone else experience this? Windows open helps pH tremendously but I prefer the no odor with windows closed.