On 18 Feb 2006 10:18:29 -0800, "Altum" wrote:

The dead fish thread reminded me of something. I can smell high
nitrites as soon as I walk into a room. That's how I knew the water was
probably fine in the tank with the lost guppy before I even tested it.
I always know when the nitrites appear in a cycling tank, and I know
the smell of a healthy, mature filter. Am I the only one who "tests"
water chemistry by sniffing it?

Well, with a name like "Altum", this doesn't seem surprising.

-- Mr Gardener