Today as I was doing a water change in my African mbuna tank, I was preparing my new water to go into the tank and open a bottle half full bottle of prime and noticed that it had a fishy smell to it, almost like a dead fish smell!! I poured it out.. Can anyone explain this?
Seachem Prime Question
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I wish you had written this before throwing it out. That's how Prime smells. I think the odor is more consistent if you shake it before using it, but it's always there. Buy a new bottle shake it up and give it a sniff. I go through gallons and they all smell the same. I'm glad it wasn't a full bottle you threw out.
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The bright side of the story is you saw the bottle as half full and not half empty.
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Really? Ive only been using prime for about a couple months and never noticed it before, ive used stress coat in the past, so im new to prime. I wish I had asked here first too.. Oh well you live and you learn!! Thanks for the reply
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Ive noticed that it has a smell but for some reason it seemed stronger this time!!
What was the temperature of the room it was stored in? I've notice the smell gets worse as the temp gets higher.
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It was stored in my washer and dryer utility room, which is not climate controled, and I usually store it under my tank stands.. Thats probably the reason!!
Yea sounds about right. Oh well, like you said, you live you learn.
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