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Every time I run my skimmer it literally stinks up the entire downstairs of my home. Has anyone found a workaround to keep the tank from smelling so bad. This can't be normal. Here's my setup:
160 gallon DT and 30 gallon sump.
Tank running since Nov 2019 ~6 months
Nyos 160 skimmer
I was struggling with 0 phosphate and 0 nitrates so I turned off my skimmer off for a few weeks. During this time the tank didn't smell at all. I've been dosing ReefRoids and NeoPhos and feeding a heavier. Yesterday my phosphate test spiked to .24 so I turned the skimmer back on. It went nuts! Heavy foam and dark skimmate for most of the day and it smells terrible.
I rechecked my phosphate this morning and they are back down to .04.
Skimmer is still running but it not foaming nearly as bad. Sump still smells awful.
I'm already running 2 bags of ROX carbon in the sump. Is there anything I can do for the smell? Has anyone put carbon in the skimmer cup? Other ideas?
160 gallon DT and 30 gallon sump.
Tank running since Nov 2019 ~6 months
Nyos 160 skimmer
I was struggling with 0 phosphate and 0 nitrates so I turned off my skimmer off for a few weeks. During this time the tank didn't smell at all. I've been dosing ReefRoids and NeoPhos and feeding a heavier. Yesterday my phosphate test spiked to .24 so I turned the skimmer back on. It went nuts! Heavy foam and dark skimmate for most of the day and it smells terrible.
I rechecked my phosphate this morning and they are back down to .04.
Skimmer is still running but it not foaming nearly as bad. Sump still smells awful.
I'm already running 2 bags of ROX carbon in the sump. Is there anything I can do for the smell? Has anyone put carbon in the skimmer cup? Other ideas?