Smell of nitrites

"Altum" wrote in message
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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?
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To me a mature tank smells like the nearby lake. :-) My sun-fishroom
(also loaded with plants) always has that faint aroma of a lake. I love it.
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