I was just curious how to take care of aquarium odor. I have 3 8 month oscars in a 160 gallon tank with 2 cannister filters and 2 hob filters. I clean the tank one a week and water reading are always really good but my room smells a little and I would rather treat the problem that deodorize my room. Any help is apreciated!

what kind of smell are you experiencing? what you've got to remember is an aquarium is a living environment with fish that are creating waste, you are bound to get some kind of smell. Obviously if it's a disgusting horrible smell then there could be a water quality problem, this often happens when people inadvertently turn their filtration off for too long. However, if it isn't particularly offensive, there isn't really anything you can do about it because smells do come with living organisms.

how often do you clean your filters. i found when the smell starts to get bad its usually time for me clean my filters. just remember to not to clean them all at the same time. i usually alternate one the first the another the next week ect..

Sounds like you might need a surface skimmer( protien skimmer) do you get a lot of surface moevement? I notice some times my surface has a slight odor but nothing major though.If your water conditions are good then its just surface smell..

i only get a funny smell from the cuboard were i keep my nets, food and gravel cleaner..i could prob do with cleaning it out really lol

do you have a sump filter. As the top of these are exposed the y start to smell if you dont clean them enough


Also do you have a lid as this will stop the smells wafting in the room

All tanks smell a bit, as said if its too strong it points to bad water. Test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. A very smelly tanks points to something wrong

leaving a window open every now and then helps to

If it's only the cupboard where you keep the cleaning stuff, they might need a really good clean.
I keep all that sort of stuff outside, then they aren't confined and heated.

well i keep it all in the cupboard under the tank and every now and then i just give it a little clean..

i have bog wood soaking at the min and that has i slight smell but nothing that bothers me as we allways have windows open