White vinegar smelling tank

[Bigajb1]

I recently got a great deal for a 150 on CL and cleaned the crap out of it with white vinegar, and set it up. Bear in mine I cleaned the hell out of it with water after I was done with the vinegar. But it still smells like vinegar. I filled/emptied it 3 times with no avail. Should I just plop a sock full of carbon in there or what would you guys suggest?

 

[Chicxulub]

Moved to Setup and Filtration.

I'd try carbon, it should remove anything in the water column.

 

[Conlin2]

You gave the tank a good douching.I think carbon for a month and it should go away.

 

[Drstrangelove]

It sounds like you didn't let the tank thoroughly dry after you used the vinegar. Vinegar odor will dissipate as it dries. (I know, I use it on floors and bathrooms all the time.) Possibly some residue was still in the tank as you filled it? It's very pungent, so even a little can probably get your attention.

Regardless, using carbon should help, so yes, I'd try that.

 

[administrator]

+1

It sounds like you didn't let the tank thoroughly dry after you used the vinegar. Vinegar odor will dissipate as it dries. (I know, I use it on floors and bathrooms all the time.) Possibly some residue was still in the tank as you filled it? It's very pungent, so even a little can probably get your attention.

Regardless, using carbon should help, so yes, I'd try that.

 

[MonsterMinis]

The nice thing about vinegar is unless you dump a gallon into your tank ( or alot) it won't bother your fish much. why we always mixed it w/ water to wipe down tanks at work.. a lil' here 'n there and never bothered nothing. carbon wouldn;t hurt but imo you prolly don't even need that.