Little Worried.

fernalfer · Mar 4, 2016

Ok i got my 120 i bought used and the overflows had build up all over them. So i took Distilled White Vinegar 5% acidity and poured it straight on the glass and all over the overflows. Now i left this straight Vinegar on without rinsing for a week. After thinking about Vinegar and its acidity i was starting to wonder if it could breakdown the sealant that holds the overflows and glass together. Now worried i filled the tank completely with fresh water all the way to the top so now the ratio of vinegar to water is the original 2 gallons i poured in to 118 gallons of fresh water. It has been running for 5 days now with a powerhead on and no leaks or anything, Should i be worried and can vinegar even breakdown the sealant?

Tanggirl12 · Mar 4, 2016

fernalfer · Mar 4, 2016

Great video but i don't see any kind of breakdown of the silicone sealant whatsoever. If my silicone was the same as that video it would of just dissolved away from the glass. It has not moved or changed size whatsoever.

Tanggirl12 · Mar 4, 2016

https://www.google.com/search?q=vin...safari#hl=en-us&q=vinegar+down+silicone?There are dozens of links if you'd like to read, I didn't

Tanggirl12 · Mar 4, 2016

If it still looks and feels the same I wouldn't worry about it, vinegar is a relatively weak acid

fernalfer · Mar 4, 2016

Tanggirl12 said:
If it still looks and feels the same I wouldn't worry about it, vinegar is a relatively weak acid

I'm thinking because the distilled vinegar i used was 0nly 5% acidic so it is already way diluted. possibly a stronger vinegar may cause damage. Still no leaks so fingers crossed.

mibwb · Mar 4, 2016

IMOAK..I won't worry...the silicone in the video is probably a liquid silicone (if it is a silicone) that doesn't harden and more than likely a very different chemical combination than the silicone used to seal together an aquarium which hardens. It really comes down to the chemical combinations used to make the silicone.