neutralizing tank odor

[Tuan’s Reef]

So my wife wants to burn scented candles to get aquarium smell out of the living room. Told her no way of course. I want to buy a home air purifier that has activated carbon to neutralize the odor. Will this work? Any downsides?

 

[Bucs20fan]

A home air purifier with just a carbon filter will do just fine. Its not going to put out any kind of particulate, Works similar to a hepa filter just targeted towards smells versus allergens.

I have a small one in my room with my tanks.

 

[Rtaylor]

So my wife wants to burn scented candles to get aquarium smell out of the living room. Told her no way of course. I want to buy a home air purifier that has activated carbon to neutralize the odor. Will this work? Any downsides?

Best would be to first figure out what is causing the odor. Is it the skimmer? Or something else? An air filter with carbon should help some. But if you can identify the source, you can better target how to eliminate it.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Best would be to first figure out what is causing the odor. Is it the skimmer? Or something else? An air filter with carbon should help some. But if you can identify the source, you can better target how to eliminate it.

Honestly, It does not smell bad at all. I can barely smell anything. She's the type the puts 5 sheets of bounce in the dryer to get the nice smell lol. She has all kinds of scented candles too. I think a purifier with just activated carbon should remove the faintest of smell

 

[ReefEco]

If you are experiencing skimmer stink, check out the StinkSink! https://reefeco.com/pages/stinksink

 

[Tiki_Reef]

If you are experiencing skimmer stink, check out the StinkSink! https://reefeco.com/pages/stinksink

Need one of these for my Deltec 600i

 

[ReefEco]

No problem, just go here https://reefeco.com/pages/request-new-model

... and 25% off for being the first to request a model, like the Deltec 600i : )

 

[gbroadbridge]

So my wife wants to burn scented candles to get aquarium smell out of the living room. Told her no way of course. I want to buy a home air purifier that has activated carbon to neutralize the odor. Will this work? Any downsides?

Whever my tank gets whiffy, I just change the GAC - about every 2 weeks.

 

[Tiki_Reef]

No problem, just go here https://reefeco.com/pages/request-new-model

... and 25% off for being the first to request a model, like the Deltec 600i : )

I will have the measurements over to you tomorrow, thanks

 

[Celestion]

Water change is past due , if the aquarium stinks

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

It's a combo of my spent filter fleece roll and the skimmate.

No problem, just go here https://reefeco.com/pages/request-new-model

... and 25% off for being the first to request a model, like the Deltec 600i : )

I'll look into this. Do you have one for the reef octopus 110ss ?

 

[clarimore]

Best would be to first figure out what is causing the odor. Is it the skimmer? Or something else? An air filter with carbon should help some. But if you can identify the source, you can better target how to eliminate it.

I have 3 running in my living room and I dint smell anything. is it mildew you smell?

 

[anthonygf]

For your furnace and A/C use the filter made by Filtrete, is infused with carbon so when you run your heat or A/C you will also remove odors. Sometimes I will run just the blower motor to filter the household air. This is better than buying a separate air purifier. I have been using one for the past year and does help.

 

[Lavey29]

I use a carbon filter pad on top of my skimmer cup. Pack of 3 like 10 bucks on Amazon. 7 inch circle pad.

 

[Lavey29]

Here it is. Not sure if it works but I told the wife it neutralize all smells.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Its the used filter fleece that's kinda stinky.

I keep the room the tank is in really clean. This way the wife doesn't feel the need to start cleaning up with some chemicals i don't know about. She's knows not to use them around the tank, but anyone can forget myself included.

 

[Natural_Reefer]

I known it seems a little counterintuitive but what I do is removed the dirty fleece every 2-3 weeks! I pretty much eliminated the majority of the stinks by doing that.

 

[Celestion]

Remove ING dirty. Filters every 3 weeks does nothing for keeping fish water clean , lol, unless u feed nothing lol

 

[Natural_Reefer]

It's a combo of my spent filter fleece roll and the skimmate.


I'll look into this. Do you have one for the reef octopus 110ss ?

Remove ING dirty. Filters every 3 weeks does nothing for keeping fish water clean , lol, unless u feed nothing lol

I should have made it more clear with reference to the OP having Fleece Roller and remove the spent media every 2-3 weeks.

 

[Celestion]

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