Baking Soda in the cabinet/stand

[Len]

My skimmer produces some serious funk Does anyone see any problems putting an open box of baking soda in the cabinet to absorb some of the smell? I'm guessing there will be negligable chemical interactions but I rather play it safe.

 

[SnowManSnow]

I don't see what it could hurt.. I mean we put it in our refrigerators with things we injest

B

 

[Anonymous]

Baking soda doesn't emit anything to deal with smells, it works similar to activated carbon in that the "smell molecules" get bound up in the material, so unless you knock the box over into your sump you should be good to go, heck they even have the refridgerator variety where you simply remove the side panel and it has a little mesh that allows odor in and keeps the powder in.

 

[Len]

Sounds good. I've tried carbon and it does only a mediocre job with airborne smells. I'll give the refrig packaged variety a try.

 

[trido]

Sounds good. I've tried carbon and it does only a mediocre job with airborne smells. I'll give the refrig packaged variety a try.

Good Idea, I may have to get a few boxes for my tank/laundry room. I think I complain about it more than my poor wife who is always doing laundry.

 

[Anonymous]

We already new that your tank stunk, but this proves it.


Louey

 

[Anonymous]

As an added bonus you can use it to raise your alk in the so called tank if you needed to right? I believe that is one of the DIY things. Correct me if I am wrong. Wait wait wait...did you say you have a tank?

 

[Anonymous]

try plumbing the air output of your skimmer to the input of your venturi-like-device.

No stinky air gets out of the skimmer cup then.

B

 

[bleedingthought]

Calcium chloride is supposed to work wonderfully in skimmer collection cups! Just drop 8-10 pellets in there and you'll probably never smell it again!

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds good. I've tried carbon and it does only a mediocre job with airborne smells. I'll give the refrig packaged variety a try.

After you clean the skimmer cup, pour in a thin layer of kalkwasser Len. Its so alkaline it slows down the bacterial stinky stuff growth, it really helps.

 

[LA-Lawman]

len why not get a waste collector with a carbon trap. I tink if the carbon is wet it works better.....