How to remove bad smell in Al tank?

[Valery]

Hi all, my Al stage tank slept near a radiator and now it has a bad smell. I took it to the shop and they took the valve off and washed it from the inside. But the smell is still here so I took it back and they washed it again and put the valve in the ultrasonic.
It still have a bad smell, how to properly clean it?

 

[ajduplessis]

Something smells fishy!

 

[JahJahwarrior]

Slept by a radiator? Ask him again, I bet he slept with the radiator and caught a Scuba Tank Disease.

 

[Valery]

Can't you be serious and tell me how to remove this fishy smell disease

 

[Divedoggie]

Try a solution of 1 cup distilled white vinegar, 1/4 cup simple green, and 2 cups distilled water. Put the valve back on and shake n roll the cylinder. Remove valve, dump the contents. Pour in rest of the bottle of distilled water to wrinse, then use compressed air from a clean cylinder to blow the inside of the wet cylinder out until dry.

 

[Culcuhain]

Can't you be serious and tell me how to remove this fishy smell disease

douche?

 

[Rogersea]

Valery,
Your main concern should be the heat expousure from the Radiator. When Aluminum Alloys are exposed to extreme heat the properties of the Alloy changes (for the worse).

If your tank was exposed to:

up to 140C for 24 hours
or 140-160C for 90 Minutes
or 160 to 180 C for 30 minutes

you should get your tank tested.

For the smell Divedoggie gave you a good solution, or you can use some variation of it. I use a homemade brush to clean the inside of tanks with similar solutions... I hope this helps
Cheers,
Roger

 

[Valery]

Valery,
Your main concern should be the heat expousure from the Radiator. When Aluminum Alloys are exposed to extreme heat the properties of the Alloy changes (for the worse).

If your tank was exposed to:

up to 140C for 24 hours
or 140-160C for 90 Minutes
or 160 to 180 C for 30 minutes

you should get your tank tested.

For the smell Divedoggie gave you a good solution, or you can use some variation of it. I use a homemade brush to clean the inside of tanks with similar solutions... I hope this helps
Cheers,
Roger

Thanks for the info but, temperature was closer to 40 deg C maybe 50C. I'll check this sunday if the smell is gone other wise I'll have it open and clean it myself.

But what's "simple green"?

 

[sealark]

Hook the tank up to a vacuum pump and let it run for about 30 minutes that should get any smell out of it.

 

[Divedoggie]

simple green is a non-toxic de-greaser/cleaner:

Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner