My tank seal gave out :(

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Candiru
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I lost my 125g acrylic last year while on a business trip - bless my wife and my LFS that dropped in to help at 5am. Acrylic can be re-sealed. You can work it like wood. Where is the leak?
 

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Sorry about your tank. That really sucks. :(

Hopefully you can re-seal it, like some other posters said there are a lot of YouTube videos now about repairing acrylic tanks.

This is one reason I stick with glass, even if it is heavier. If it does bust a seam I can fix it fast with silicon the same day, or easily repair a cracked panel.
 

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The trough was like $75 after tax for 110 gallon. I looked at a "300 gallon L shaped tank" it was a custom oddball 200 gallon build for specific spot in a house. I had to pass...


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Wow that's not expensive at all what are the dimensions of it?


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I lost my 125g acrylic last year while on a business trip - bless my wife and my LFS that dropped in to help at 5am. Acrylic can be re-sealed. You can work it like wood. Where is the leak?
The leak is between the back and side panel... I don't know how to reseal it.. Ill check on YouTube but I'm also looking for a new tank.. Maybe considering selling my fish collection ..


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I've repaired acrylic tank seams with weld-on 4 and 16. If done right it works great! I've got a 90 gal that I bought and repaired three years ago still running with no problems.
 

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Hey, I called my LFS and they said that i could just reseal my tank with aquarium grade silicone.. Is that all that it will take? Will this work with acrylic?


nevermind.. just called back and asked another employee... will not work.. but they do have the glue to fix it.. I just dont want to run into this again.. you know?
 
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