So the grand saga of this tank continues. I worked up the nerve to start removing the silicone to fix this damn thing, but I've run into a few odd design choices that have me worried I might have bitten off more than I can chew, so I thought It'd be worth asking about.
1: The bottom of the tank isn't one solid piece of glass, its comprised of 3 panels that are joined side by side with silicone, and supported underneath by metal crossbeams in the tanks frame (its 10mm thick, approx 60mm wide). Am I going to have to scrape out the silicone inbetween these joints or will I be fine with just cleaning the top and running new beads along like that?.
2: I've discovered that the panels of the tank don't actually join at the corners, the connection instead seems to involve the walls of the tank having bevelled edges and another glass rod running up the height of the tank, with the whole thing just being filled with silicone. Problem is I can't get around the sides and back of the rod to remove all the old silicone, is what I've removed from the ends of the panels themselves going to be enough to form a new seal?
3: just a weird one that im not worried about, but in the bottom front left corner of the tank along the side and 1/3 of the front (so one bottom panel) there are these glass rods that are held within the seams. I'm not sure what they're for considering that they aren't in another of place along the bottom of the tank that I can see.
1: The bottom of the tank isn't one solid piece of glass, its comprised of 3 panels that are joined side by side with silicone, and supported underneath by metal crossbeams in the tanks frame (its 10mm thick, approx 60mm wide). Am I going to have to scrape out the silicone inbetween these joints or will I be fine with just cleaning the top and running new beads along like that?.
2: I've discovered that the panels of the tank don't actually join at the corners, the connection instead seems to involve the walls of the tank having bevelled edges and another glass rod running up the height of the tank, with the whole thing just being filled with silicone. Problem is I can't get around the sides and back of the rod to remove all the old silicone, is what I've removed from the ends of the panels themselves going to be enough to form a new seal?
3: just a weird one that im not worried about, but in the bottom front left corner of the tank along the side and 1/3 of the front (so one bottom panel) there are these glass rods that are held within the seams. I'm not sure what they're for considering that they aren't in another of place along the bottom of the tank that I can see.
