Formula462 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I was reading another thread about some mystery smell coming from someones tank. It got me thinking about some of the not so wonderful odors associated with this hobby. There are SEVERAL different nasty smells one can encounter but some are truly worse than others. You might have to have been in the hobby for a little while for your stench database to accrue enough variety to make a list. I can think of 5 awful odors off the top of my head but I will list the one that bugs me the most because it's easily preventable but sometimes overlooked. Rotten Nori/Agae. If you have ever left nori on a clip for longer than 48 hours (usually by mistake ) or thought you got it all off only to leave the little 1/4 inch strip inside the teeth of the clip that not even the crabs can get, it is absolutely atrocious. It smells like a septic tank has backed up nearby and if you should get it on your hands, good luck getting that crap off. I don't recommend letting anything rot in your tank obviously but if you want to experience this stink, next time you do a WC put a folded over piece of nori in the waste water and let it "culture " for a few days and then give her a whiff. Link to comment
gena Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Xenia out of water. It makes my skin crawl...yuk! Link to comment
Formula462 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Xenia out of water. It makes my skin crawl...yuk! This was one of the five things in my head I mentioned. This was the kind of reply I was hoping for. That stuff is putrid. Link to comment
ThePhilosopher Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Feeding frozen food to my corals has to be the stinkiest part so far. I usually feed cyclops or a mix of various things (squid, shrimp, and god knows what). The smell comes off easily with soap, but until you're actually messing around with the food...it's enough to attract my dog from 4 rooms away. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 dead turbo snails. came to say this. Damn they smell bad Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 BJD. Omfg how awful. wtf is BJD? Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 came to say this. Damn they smell bad came here to say this too. :vomit: Link to comment
jrcummins84 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 +1 "Dead turbos " and dead anemone Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Everything in my tank smells like sunshine and roses. Link to comment
Formula462 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 wtf is BJD? I want to know as well. Link to comment
gritchie4 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Xenia is the worst. Rotting algae is a close second. Link to comment
Bill Nye Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Oyster feast gone bad. Not a tank inhabitant but it still makes my eyes water... Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 wtf is BJD? Brown jelly disease. Savoring the moment, not too often HD doesn't know something about everything. Link to comment
hooligan_78 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I gotta go with dying anemone. Also I noticed the darker the skimmate; the worse the smell. Dead emerald crab too. Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Eww... I can hardly wait for my 1st rotting death tank encounter now. lol Link to comment
Ezsharkman Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 i am gonna go with die off from fresh live rock... it smells like dirty fishmarket's bathroom mixed with fumunda cheese. Link to comment
gojk Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Suprised no one mentioned protein skimmer skimmate. That stuff can be awful! Link to comment
hooligan_78 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Surprised no one mentioned protein skimmer skimmate. That stuff can be awful! I gotta go with dying anemone. Also I noticed the darker the skimmate; the worse the smell. Dead emerald crab too. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Savoring the moment, not too often HD doesn't know some obscure random acronym no one else uses but me. Link to comment
Ezsharkman Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 You guys sure do have a ton of ORANEU Link to comment
Grad Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Might just be me, but i believe mushrooms have an awful associated smell. -Grad Link to comment
jof Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Last week i cleaned my crashed denitrator. I can tell you this SMELS!!! The whole house stinks like rotten eggs. :wacko: Link to comment
gabe_j Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 dead/dying nem, bjd, fraggin through some bivalve in a colony of acans that diamond saw cooked smell ugh.. gross. Link to comment
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