Not an overpowering odor, but just enough so that it is noticeable, especially if the room door is closed and the smell builds up. It's not a burning smell and nothing funky, just a stuffy smell.



The tank is otherwise clean and is free of anything unusual (except my young jurassic milk). There are a couple wood pieces from petsmart and a water bowl. The substrate is a shredded cotton type material. However, this same odor also occurs when I use newspaper in the tank.



Could the media be creating the odor when heated by the overhead heat lamp?



Do other media types create any kind of odor?



Thanks, Tom

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• Odor in tank - what could it be/ - zhivago97, Tue Feb 14 19:15:25 2006
• RE: Odor in tank - what could it be/ - davester, Tue Feb 14 20:41:05 2006
• RE: Odor in tank - what could it be/ - kingsnaken, Tue Feb 14 20:46:07 2006
• All I can say is, it wasn't me! (LOL) n/p - Patton, Tue Feb 14 20:51:20 2006
• my new substrate has an odor - goregrind, Wed Feb 15 05:25:41 2006
• RE: my new substrate has an odor - twh, Wed Feb 15 20:40:21 2006
• no its alfalfa pellets - goregrind, Fri Feb 17 05:42:40 2006