I would drain it now if you haven't already. Looks like it wasn't dry the first time you filled it. I think you got really lucky that it didn't fail. You will need to reassemble it.
Good luck,
Guinness
Good luck,
Guinness
Tank Bowing
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what about using dr.joe's idea or mcox3's, it would be very difficult to redo again considering that there is a pondliner cemented on the bottom over the silicone, so anything i can do to not have to tear it all apart would be much better. It is not drained yet it is outside so a failure is not so bad, what about filling the gap with a thin bead of silicone, then draining it to seal it together, and then going with dr.joes idea on topof that???
canucksfan1;1145808; said:
I would give it a try. The only thing is silicone will not bond to old silicone. If you could strip the old from between the glass then add the new silicone. Of course you'll have to do this while it's full of water.
Probobly the correct fix is a total tear down and rebuild of the tank though. I assume this is going inside your house, correct?
not sure yet i don't know how to get it into my house short of removing one of the sliding glass doors, i could just throw some insulation in my shop and put it in there. That way i failure would only loose me my fish not anything my carpets and floors. i could scrape the old silicone out and re seal the seam from the outside tho, then use dr.joes idea and i think it would be more then safe for my house, of course i wouldn't know for sure till it was done, but it would be way easier and cheaper if it would work, i guess it is worth a try.
Thanks thats what i was thinking, worst case scenario i have to buy more silicone and tear down the tank and redo everything, but if it works then it will save me a lot of time and money. But like you said either way it WILL be a Bad @$$ Monster Tank.
Hey canucksfan1.
Sorry for the delay, I'm having computer probs.
You never tore this tank completely apart right?
Siliconing it while stretched (full) isn't the right way to go because the old silicone is already stressed so it won't be helping the new stuff.
Sorry but I just can't make out the pix.
How's it holding up? any further stretch?
Dr Joe
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Sorry for the delay, I'm having computer probs.
You never tore this tank completely apart right?
Siliconing it while stretched (full) isn't the right way to go because the old silicone is already stressed so it won't be helping the new stuff.
Sorry but I just can't make out the pix.
How's it holding up? any further stretch?
Dr Joe
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I would tear down the tank and re-do every thing. It may hold as it is now or with the re-enforcement recomended but we are still not sure, I would not risk it. The guy who built this tank obviously missed something or made a mistake, there might be something else wrong with the tank. It will just give you the peace of mind to know that whats holding your 500G of water is done right. Just take your time rebuilding it and enjoy it, its part of the hobby!. It will be fun!
