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Watch a few YouTube videos and you'll probably feel fine about resealing it. It will be much easier to do now that it is empty and not stocked. When resealing will be stressful is when you have a bunch of big fish in buckets and water on the floor. You'll also need to let it cure for a few days so it could be a disaster if you don't have other tanks to put the fish in.
 
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Schaf83 said:
Thanks for the quick replies!

Between my original post and now, I was told by a few people I know (who know way more than me) to cut a 1/2" past where it is peeled, then to lay down a new bead & smooth it out with my finger. That much, I can handle...but, honestly, I don't possess the know how to reseal it all.

I know the glass is edge sealed & this piece that is loose sort of a secondary seal...so I'm gonna roll the dice (not trying to come across that I'm not listening to your advice, just being honest about what I'm gonna do).

I did notice and asked the guy I bought it from why it had that double pane around it & he informed me it was common in larger tanks (the biggest tank I had running prior to this was a 4ft 55g, so it was new to me).

I paid a VERY fair price...lets just leave it at that lol[/QUOTE
You can try it but it's just a patch job it is a roll of the dice and you might be asking for trouble. My opinion is to take a few extra days and reseal the whole tank. 95% of the work is prep
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When you guys say reseal the whole aquarium, you mean cutting the seal between the edges of the glass? I've read and watched enough YouTube videos...I don't mind getting my hands dirty or trying something new, but I would have to hire someone to do that, simply for peace of mind!
 
If the tank is not leaking then no you only have to do the outter seam as in the one that's falling apart. The main reason I would strongly advise this is that just because only that little section fell out it doesn't mean the rest of the seals are not dry rotted and ready to fall out too.

You would just be removing that exposed outter seam and cleaning up the area really well then laying a bead of new silicone and smoothing it out. The tank stays together for the whole process. You will have peace of mind knowing that your new seal will be good for many more years and should probably help to keep the inner glass seam more protected.
 
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Schaf83 said:
While searching craigslist for a stand for the 6ft 150g tank I got a couple months ago, I found a 8ft 240g! Came with the stand and a canopy with built in fluorescent (gonna change take those out & run 2 DIY rain gutter LEDs). For filters, he included a Fluval FX5, a Fluval 404, a Fluval 304, & a Penn-Plax Cascade. Had 2 Jäger 250 watt heaters & three Whisper 30-60 air pumps. He also included a ton of river gravel (probably gonna end up using sand) & lots of decor.

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While cleaning it, I found this. Do I need to pull it and reseal? It was holding water with no leaks. I just don't want to mess with it later...

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If im seeing correctly this is on the inner bracing of the tank, if so and not the main panels you will be fine to just cut a section clean with razor and lay a new bead. You dont cut down into the corners of the glass, lay razor blade flat to glass and clean that way then move to other panel and do the same. only cut into it if the seam has failed and is leaking.
 
Sweet tank. I would strip and reseal it to be safe. It's not really that hard to just run a bead on the inside and you won't regret it.

Did I miss your stocking plans?
 
to reseal a tank, you DO NOT want to cut between the glass, just remove the bead with a razor blade making sure to get it all off, and use either rubbing alcohol or acetone, I use rubbing alcohol to clean it all off and remove any oils from my fingers and left over silicone, masc it with tape and apply the silicone like calking a bathroom. the calking needs to be done all at once and remove the tape before it cures. if you get any silicone dabs or spots on the tank, leave them to cure then remove with a razor blade to clean up.
 
as stated watch a DIY on it, I make it sound easy but is quite labor intensive to clean it all off properly, the prep is 80% of the job. but well worth it for the peace of mind and may save you considerable heart ack and financial burden down the road.
 
Was the tank sitting outside? I bought a similar looking tank but it was sitting outside and after 2 weeks a seam split and lost 300 gallons of water
 
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