Cleaning tank with vinegar

Snailpowered · 09/02/2008, 02:47 PM

We just set up our new 190 gallon tank. To clean it we used vinegar alittle more then a cup while doing the leak test so it was pretty dilluted. After we cleaned it and did the leak test we empyted the tank about a half of an inch of water was still in the bottom and i began to fill it up using RODI water. I was wondering if the tiny bit of vinegar that was still in the tank will effect anything, or if i should empty it out again and re-fill it. Thanks for any input.

IslandCrow · 09/02/2008, 03:20 PM

Shouldn't be a problem at all. Vinegar is pretty reef safe. About the worst case is that it fuels an algae bloom, but you're going to have plenty of other things to fuel algae in a new tank, so it will be pretty moot. I routinely mix vinegar with my kalkwasser, and many people have added it to their tank to bring down high PH.

Snailpowered · 09/02/2008, 03:38 PM

thanks for the input!

09/02/2008, 02:47 PM	#1
Snailpowered Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 322	Cleaning tank with vinegar We just set up our new 190 gallon tank. To clean it we used vinegar alittle more then a cup while doing the leak test so it was pretty dilluted. After we cleaned it and did the leak test we empyted the tank about a half of an inch of water was still in the bottom and i began to fill it up using RODI water. I was wondering if the tiny bit of vinegar that was still in the tank will effect anything, or if i should empty it out again and re-fill it. Thanks for any input.

09/02/2008, 03:20 PM	#2
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Shouldn't be a problem at all. Vinegar is pretty reef safe. About the worst case is that it fuels an algae bloom, but you're going to have plenty of other things to fuel algae in a new tank, so it will be pretty moot. I routinely mix vinegar with my kalkwasser, and many people have added it to their tank to bring down high PH. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

09/02/2008, 03:38 PM	#3
Snailpowered Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 322	thanks for the input!