Acrylic tank leaking. Need help choosing sealant

[Mad About Cichlids]

Have marineland aquarium sealant but was wondering that will be good enough for acrylic tanks?

http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/reptile-supplies/waterland-tubs/-/marineland-aquarium-sealant/


Not sure if acrylic and glass tanks used same kind of sealants so will this product do or should I invest in something else? Not exactly sure where leak is, just that's it's somewhere along the bottom right back panel.



Thanks

 

[VLDesign]

You will need to identify where the leak is coming from.

Assuming it's a seam leak the best sollution is some weldon 16 (http://www.scigrip.com/product.php?id=16) and a square piece of acrylic that is several inches longer than the affected area.

You will have to drain the tank.
Apply the weldon to the affected area from the inside of the tank.
Angle the tank so the weldon can soak into the leaking area and hopefully gravity will pull some into the void.
Then place in the square piece over the leaking area and apply pressure until the glue is dry.

Hope that helps..

 

[matthewbrian316]

yup what he said weldon 16.. anyways if u want though it wont look pretty lolz I recently bought a frag tank and the owner siliconed the entire acrylic tank it holds water but it looks like a turd lolz

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Thanks for the great responses. I thought it was just going to be a easy finding leak and just siliconing over it like glass tank. Glad I ask on here first.

 

[Capsaicin]

Silicone has a weak adhesion to acrylic...glass tanks are like two pieces of wood being screwed together, while acrylic tanks are like metal parts being welded together.

 

[JakeCox]

No silicone. Weldon 16 is your best bet.