re-silicone

[kyoshi]

hey all

After re-siliconing the tank

So I left the water in the tank for about 2 hours and noticed a small leak
about 1 drop per 30sec, in the bottom corner

What should I do?

Should I remove all the silicone and redo it or what?

help

 

[Arthur]

it's probably your best bet to just redo it, I've never tried fixing a leak any other way and it seems like you shouldn't. From what I've read silicone doesn't adhere to it's self

 

[Nic]

redoing the entire tank is the best... but maybe on the outside dab a lil silicone to stop the leak....

 

[gomezladdams]

Redo the whole thing,scrape the old silicone and apply more carefully,it takes some practice to get it right every time.

 

[Buckdog]

Be patient, it will take a while to strip off the old stuff. but you'll be better off by starting over.

 

[bukster]

not worth taking the risk if it leaking again. better off just redoing it and having the piece of mind that it's done right.