my tank "popped" after being sealed

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Miguel4u2

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:irked: well as some of you now, i had to re-seal a 110 high, unfortunately, about 6 hours after being filled with water, it leaked, what a mess.. at first it was leaking slowly but then the hole got big enough to finish the tank in about 6 minutes. so now i will need to re-seal all over again:cry:. i used ge silicone ii black (without the bio-seal,sure its fish safe) because i like the look of black but i think im going to go with ge silicone 1 for the bottom(where it leaked) and the black for the sides. any leak proof ways/methods you guys have of re-sealing a larger aquarium? this was my 1st time resealing and it looked pretty damm good but looks are not everything. so how would you go about resealing a beast?
 
sorry for double post, stupid internet..
 
The most important thing in my opinion is making sure the glass is perfectly clean and to clean it with denatured or rubbing alcohol before sealing.
 
lehrscott4;3729911; said:
The most important thing in my opinion is making sure the glass is perfectly clean and to clean it with denatured or rubbing alcohol before sealing.
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i did, i think i did everything as instructed from a website i found but still.. i feel frustrated. taking the silicone off again will be a pain in the..
 
theres a silicone that u apply while the tanks full so it sucks into the crack between the glass. but i think u have 2 big of a leak... idk maybe some one else can chim in
 
That`s a real bummer Miguel, better luck next time. :)

Never built/repaired a tank but would lightly rubbing the 'joints' with emery cloth help the silicone to bond better?
 
i want to do everything perfect this time ,so should i try to scrape of some silicone between the glass panes? he reason i ask is because along the bottom , the glass panes are not very close together and i heard silicone does not bond to old silicone.
 
Outlander;3729955; said:
That`s a real bummer Miguel, better luck next time. :)

Never built/repaired a tank but would lightly rubbing the 'joints' with emery cloth help the silicone to bond better?
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i don't think so, thanks though
 
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