leaking fish tank

[Jose]

Re: leaking fish tank

I've did the same thing imagirlgeek did on a 135g and 30g. You might as well go ahead and redo the whole tank. Why take a risk that the old silicone will hold up or not? After I resealed them, after waiting about 1 or 2 days, I filled it up with water outside and let it sit for a day to see if it leaked.

[Jose]

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When I was putting the silicone on, I first put a thin layer on and then a good layer.

[imagirlgeek]

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There are many different opinions on what is the best way to reseal.  And I'm willing to bet that they are all correct.  :)  All I know is that we have 1600 lbs. of water sitting in our 210, that we only pulled out one seam to reseal.  We didn't reseal the entire tank, and it's been just fine.

However, the first tank we resealed, we pulled out all the old silicone and resealed the entire tank.  We were nervous since it was our first really big tank, and also our first time to reseal and wanted to make sure that we did everything exactly right.

[imagirlgeek]

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When I was putting the silicone on, I first put a thin layer on and then a good layer.

Do you mean that you put a thin layer down and let it dry, then add a thick layer?  I read that silicone will not bind well if applied on top of dry silicone.  

[Jose]

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I didn't let it dry. The thin layer was just to make sure it went in good.

[txfatcat]

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The 135 is here if you need it. just let me know. I sent you a pm with my number but here it is anyway.  2815360832

I am about 10-15 miles from you and the 135 has a wet dry and all just sitting there empty.  Let me know if you need to use it. I leave out of town on thursday.  No worries, my wife will be here.

[Asianlatinremix]

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The 135 is here if you need it. just let me know. I sent you a pm with my number but here it is anyway.  2815360832

I am about 10-15 miles from you and the 135 has a wet dry and all just sitting there empty.  Let me know if you need to use it. I leave out of town on thursday.  No worries, my wife will be here.

i gave you a call . no anwser . i'll give you a call in the am. i only have 5 left . the others ones are at a my friends in his 55gal . so i just need temp home for about 6 of them now . i have 10 babys in my 28 gal and 7 at my friends . and i have 6 left in 10 gal. they are the mid size ones . i just hope to wake up to them still alive . .

also got my tank resealed . now just got to wait. i just sealed corner to corner. i used alot of silcone. but it at the bottom of the tank so it should not show when i cover it with gravel . i just hope it holds water .

[JStrider]

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I've resealed a tank before... I'd have helped out if I had seen this thread sooner.

one thing I read and have used to get nice straight edges on the silicone is to put a piece of masking tape on either side of the corner your sealing, so after you smooth the silicone with your finger or spoon you can peel the tape up and get nice straight edges on it.

[txfatcat]

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Well I have a 29 gallon if you want to come get it as another option. My home number is 2813605972

[Asianlatinremix]

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thank you chris . but i got  place for my fish now . i found big 55 gal storge tub thing , and they are doing fine . tommrow i'm filling the tank up

[rrocket2002]

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I've resealed a tank before... I'd have helped out if I had seen this thread sooner.

one thing I read and have used to get nice straight edges on the silicone is to put a piece of masking tape on either side of the corner your sealing, so after you smooth the silicone with your finger or spoon you can peel the tape up and get nice straight edges on it.

I couldn't find my blue painters tape I bought not too long ago, so I used black electrical tape when I resealed a tank and it works pretty good too.