Spottsville
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 3, 2012
- Messages
- 265
- Location
- US
- Vessel Name
- Quiet Company
- Vessel Make
- Great Harbour GH-47
Have a 56 foot Carver docked next to me and boy did his blackwater tank stink. I said something to him about the oder on the dock and he seemed dumbfounded. The next day he mentioned he put bleach down the toilet to kill the odor. And the oder did stop.... Now over a month later the oder is still gone. So, I would think the bleach killed the bacteria that was stinking, but got me to thinking once the bacteria was dead how long would it take for the smelly bacteria to return? Also once the smelly bacteria is dead what should he do to grow the good (not smelly) bacteria? Was his solution a good or bad idea?
Understand I'm not advocating his solution (bleach) just wonder if it ever makes sense to kill the tank and then pump out and basically start over from scratch. Then reestablish the aerobics bacteria you want to thrive in the tank?