My tank.... smells.

[Orion]

I did my weekly water change this morning, and also did some other maintenance. Cleaned the skimmer/skimmer cup, trimmed chaeto, and replaced the filter media (Chemi-pure elite, purigen, and filter floss).

After all that I noticed the water smells a little funky. Not like a rotten egg smell, but just funky. Makes the room smell a little too.

It surprised me because I use carbon, water clarity, and livestock are fine.

 

Any ideas?

 

 

 

[smallreef]

Hhhrrrmmm ... Does your RODI water by itself smell? They put a lot of chlorine in my water this week so when I made a new batch of saltwater and it had a different smell too....

[rebekwl]

Does it smell like fish ? hehe JK, I couldn't resist....

[rebekwl]

Hhhrrrmmm ... Does your RODI water by itself smell? They put a lot of chlorine in my water this week so when I made a new batch of saltwater and it had a different smell too....

 

GP, mine was too

[Orion]

Hhhrrrmmm ... Does your RODI water by itself smell? They put a lot of chlorine in my water this week so when I made a new batch of saltwater and it had a different smell too....

 

Bingo!

 

 

[smallreef]

I'm so glad it's not just me,lol

[sachabballi reef]

hmmm you all live in different areas and states....did all water companies do this? Seems odd...lol

[DaveS]

When the seasons change the water company will change their chlorination mix. Many munipalities do this.

[wade]

While in NC they did this each spring for about a month. It helps purge the line of any potential growth.

[smallreef]

And this is another reason I miss living across from Seattle.... We used straight aquifer water... Only treatment is UV....

[wade]

I have well water here. No chlorine or other additivies. I run it through an all-house filter, then a softener... the problem is it has 22ppm of silica and 4ppm nitrates in it. I end up having to use a high quality RO/DI just to clean up my almost clean water.

[ridetheducati]

Use the .05 micron carbon block inside your RODI unit.