Does your reef smell?

[Mark Shelly]

I was watching a show narrated by Will Smith called Welcome to Earth and the episode was Smell. It claimed that corals give off a smell in the gas bubbles produced by the zooxanthellae inside them. This smell is one of the things that allows ocean animals (such as see turtles) to locate dry land. Other land smells such as dead animals or bird droppings probably play a part as well.
Does anyone recognize the difference from how their tank smells compared to the ocean at the beach?
It also showed reef dwelling worms that come out once a year when the smell is just right.
p.s. the show was on the National Geographic portion of Disney +.

 

[john90009]

Certainly my corals give off a smell during my waterchange, and I can easily tell the difference between my two tanks when completely filled. The new tank smells like a fresh saltwater bucket that you can easily smell the salt. Where as the old biocube doesn’t smell like crap but it smells like the jetty where waves are constantly crashing up and frothing.

 

[diana a]

+1 ^

 

[amado]

If you run carbon no smell.

 

[john90009]

It certainly isn’t a bad smell, but acroporas deffinitly give off an odor. I love doing waterchanges and smelling the acros, makes me believe they are strong and healthy.

 

[Deleted member 27248]

That’s a very personal question.

 

[MadReefer]

For the record I shower daily and use deodorant.