Re: Odoriforous Aquaria

To: Aquatic-Plants <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
Subject: Re: Odoriforous Aquaria
From: David Webb <DAWB.DSKPO33B at dskbgw1_itg.ti.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 95 11:10:00 CDT

>I have a question I've never seen asked before. What does a healthy plant tank
>smell like? <G> My plant tanks have a STRONG odor, I think it smells like
>algae, but I don't really know how to describe it. They do have algae, I have
>been cycling through different kinds, right now there is (I think) Brush and
>Slime. Signed, Just Wondering!

My plant tanks, particularly those with plants growing out of the water, have 
the smell of freshly cut chrysanthemums (had to get a dictionary for that one 
:-)) or ferns.  My infusoria/algae tank doesn't smell quite that way.

David W. Webb
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