Silicone odor

[flybyferns]

I would suggest opening everything up , put a fan on it.... facing the open doors.
Let is run for hours....
It will take up to a week ? depending on the thickness of both the foam and silicone.

These are both very commonly used products. My suggestions come from reading, reading, reading, and other posts.
I do not use silicone ( I have only used aquarium sealant of which is really smelly ! ) ; nor have I personally used foam, so I'm not exactly sure of the complete cure times for either.

Give it the sniff test ( really close) in a few more days.
You are right, you should be concerned ...be sure it is completely cured and odor free.

A completed tank ( substrate , plants ect ) should cycle prior to adding inhabitants.
This will give you an opportunity to work out any kinks.
If it is going to have live plants ...the wait will give the plants time to acclimate.

There is no reason you can't acquire you frogs, however .... as the frogs should be in QT ( quarantine ) setting for a minimum of 30 days. I typically use 10 gallon tank ( depending on the species) for this with the basics needs for the frog.
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...uarantine.html

This will help you 'get to know' your forg(s) and keep a close eye on there health, there food intake, their poop, ... this will get you and your frogs off to a great, healthy start.

If you used 'vinegar' to clean with, simply douse it with distilled water many times to rinse completely.

Perhaps someone has more tips
Thoughts anyone ?

[DigitalPunk]

Tenny,

Lynn is absolutely right. Your Silicone and foam just need to cure more. Once they are both fully cured the smell will go away. The cure time will carry depending on how thickly the Foam or Silicone was applied. The foam especially will take a ling time to cure if it was applied thicker than 3".

Lynns recommendations are all you can do. Put a fan on it and keep the tank open to let it air out. You know when you are ready to add frogs when you can put your head into the tank and don't smell any more of the "vinegar smell".

[LilyPad]

I used a fan on my tank that I just finished over the weekend. It only took 24 hours before the vinegar smell was completely gone. Then again, I had no great stuff in there and the silicone wasn't especially thick anywhere. I personally would not use any heat to try to dry it out in case of warping. I would guess, if you did multiple layers of silicone and the layers underneath were not fully cured before adding the next layer, it's probably going to take a bit of time for the moisture to work its way out.