"So brand new to this" 125 gallon. DIY reseal! Now I got six feet of running water.!!

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  1. dskyers

    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yea I got it all cleaned up I vacuumed for atleast five hours. Until I gave up. But it never started to smell and was dry to touch when I got home so I assume all was well been a couple days so its good I guess. I'm going to scrape and resilicon this week I guess. I dunno lol but as anything its a work in progress

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    dskyers, Jun 27, 2011
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  2. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Hold on a second. If I'm reading right, the tank itself is leaking where the bottom glass joins one of the sides? If this is the case, there is NO WAY I would just try to smear more silicone inside of the tank and call it a day. It will probably only stop the leak for awhile, not to mention that the structural integrity of the tank is weakened and I would NEVER risk 125 gallons of water dumping on my floor. To PROPERLY fix this tank would require a complete disassemble, cleaning all the edges of the glass panels with acetone to remove EVERY bit of old, and then re-assembling the entire tank with new silicone. Which is a very big job. Hate to burst your bubble, but just trying to give you a heads up.
     
    insanespain, Jun 28, 2011
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  3. JeremyW

    JeremyW Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Looks like a good start. Good to see you taking your time and doing it right, nothing good in this hobby happens fast.
     
    JeremyW, Jul 2, 2011
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  4. dskyers

    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Wow really. Damn.




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    dskyers, Jul 4, 2011
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  5. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I couldn't have said it any better. Sorry, dude.
     
    Seano Hermano, Jul 4, 2011
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  6. AquariumFanatic

    AquariumFanatic Astrea Snail

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    I'm so sorry dude.:(
     
    AquariumFanatic, Jul 5, 2011
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  7. dskyers

    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    im going to try agin this weekend if it still leaks then i guess garbage it all will be so depressing..
     
    dskyers, Jul 5, 2011
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  8. elwolfe

    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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    How'd it go?
     
    elwolfe, Jul 12, 2011
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  9. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    it might be worth a try to put it up on craigslist and say that there is a small leak in the silicone but it would still be great for snakes and other critters!!!
     
    BoBo65, Jul 12, 2011
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  10. vawdka

    vawdka Coral Banded Shrimp

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    :( that's all I can say... :(

    That's a bit of bad luck there. Sorry man, I feel for you. Good luck with it though, I hope everything works out for you.
     
    vawdka, Jul 13, 2011
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