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mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004   | this might sound kind of stupid- my wife recently asked why all of our aged tanks had an "earthy" smell to them (a little like wet dirt). i got to thinking, and all of my previous tanks had the same smell, regardless of the water source. i have always assumed the smell indicated a healhy, properly aged tank. what does your freshwater fish tank water smell like? |
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Natalie      Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003   | Mine has a very faint earthy smell, kind of like fresh potting soil.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004 | Same. It's supposed to be a good indicator.  Kim |
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moondog    Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002 | yeah, mine has that faint aroma as well. except for that one time when it smelled like cordite, especially in the filter  that was a tough time..."That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman |
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| houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003 | I don't smell it anymorethen again I don't really hear the airpumps, or filters anymore eitherbut yeah, I think it does smell kind of earthyI think "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
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RustyBlade Mega Fish Posts: 987 Kudos: 1667 Votes: 391 Registered: 23-Apr-2003  | I use smell as a judgement of my tanks all the time. A healthy tank has a running freshwater creek smell, it's music to my nostrils |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | I have never smelled this "earth" smell you guys talk about. My and my dads tanks smell the same.. and i guess i really dont know what wet dirt smells like... |
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