Kwakatoo
Aquarium Advice Freak
So.. After watching a u-tube video, which made it look super easy.. I tried my hand at re sealing today. Omg.
It took a few days prep cleaning off the old silicone and using acetate and razors and stripping knives.. Then to put the tape on.. Took forever, only to find areas I had missed removing the old silicone..
All good right? Well.. I applied the silicone today. Gee it's hard to get the thickness right!! Then to smooth it before it starts curing! But I did it.
Yay, now for a week to cut then a super clean.. Then I'll have my biggest tank yet, which I know is small to most of you, but 58 liters is big to me![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Pre seal
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277508.862495.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277508.862495.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/248/248431-8e2ed861d00685b4b588f366fab13805.jpg)
Post seal
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277532.714086.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277532.714086.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/248/248432-964d46523e1196a17f4020a1ded9280f.jpg)
The unattractive detail.. Not so smooth as when I pulled up the tape it left some ridges due to heavy thick layer of silicone, so attempts to smooth weren't great as it starts curing with an outside skin..
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277630.761003.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277630.761003.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/248/248433-78819a0897287caa3ac6e6bf1ec157fd.jpg)
But... So glad to have done this. The old silicone was definitely shrunken, mouldy and hardened
It took a few days prep cleaning off the old silicone and using acetate and razors and stripping knives.. Then to put the tape on.. Took forever, only to find areas I had missed removing the old silicone..
All good right? Well.. I applied the silicone today. Gee it's hard to get the thickness right!! Then to smooth it before it starts curing! But I did it.
Yay, now for a week to cut then a super clean.. Then I'll have my biggest tank yet, which I know is small to most of you, but 58 liters is big to me
Pre seal
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277508.862495.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277508.862495.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/248/248431-8e2ed861d00685b4b588f366fab13805.jpg)
Post seal
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277532.714086.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277532.714086.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/248/248432-964d46523e1196a17f4020a1ded9280f.jpg)
The unattractive detail.. Not so smooth as when I pulled up the tape it left some ridges due to heavy thick layer of silicone, so attempts to smooth weren't great as it starts curing with an outside skin..
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277630.761003.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1472277630.761003.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/248/248433-78819a0897287caa3ac6e6bf1ec157fd.jpg)
But... So glad to have done this. The old silicone was definitely shrunken, mouldy and hardened