110 help! Reseal questions.....

[asudavew]

Hi everyone.

I bought a used 110 gallon tank about 3 months ago.
I've been working on cleaning it up and building a stand.

The aquarium was up and running when i bought it. It had no leaks.

But.. the silicon that was sealing the inside was loose around the edges and was discolored from algae etc....

So i removed it all, cleaned the area with acetone, taped it off, and resealed it with silicon.

Yesterday, after I was done, I started "Googling" cure times.
While doing so, I found a number of people who suggested not resealing a large tank, but to completely break the tank down and rebuild it.

Since there were no previous leaks... should the tank be Ok?

Thanks in advance for you help!


Dave

 

[CaptainAhab]

IMO you should be fine. As long as you have a nice heavy bead and worked the edges to get a good bond. I might be missing it but the total breakdown would be what you did and removing the bracing, only to put the bracing back and reseal correct?

I've re-sealed an edge but never all the edges.

 

[asudavew]

I might be missing it but the total breakdown would be what you did and removing the bracing, only to put the bracing back and reseal correct?

The articles and comments I read recommended removing the silicone between panes, separating the 5 pieces of glass, and then reassembling the whole aquarium.

... so it made me a bit uneasy...