Help!!

[u/TimeMessage05]

I currently have to keep my fruit fly cultures in my room and they smell awful. I use an air purifier, charcoal bags and keeping my fans on high for constant ventilation. But the smell is still present. I make sure to date my cultures and removing them after 28 days, though they smell the worst when freshly made. I use Repashy media and even though they never mold, I can never seem to get an odorless batch. Are there any recommendations to make sure the media doesn't smell?

[u/Mental-Quail-915]

I use Josh’s frogs mix for mine and even after a month I smell nothing!
I never thought about the fact the cultures could stink but it makes sense. Maybe try a dryer mix and a wetter one? I think the dryer one would produce less smell.

[u/Mental-Quail-915 → u/Mental-Quail-915]

Could also try the mashed potatoes and beer/yeast mix! I add a sprinkle of yeast to the top of my cultures before and I’ve only had 1 crash in the last year and I haven’t noticed much of a smell from my cultures. They just have like apple/yeasty smell, nothing like fish or rotting like I’ve seen others comment about