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Unread 04/28/2018, 04:01 PM   #1
Sgt Jonny Cat
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Is it possible tociliconejust1 sectionofthe tank?

I bought this tank on craigslist and noticed all the silicone joints are in great shape except for one corner. Is it possible to re silicone that 1 section? Or would I be better off stripping everything and re doing all the silicone?


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Unread 04/28/2018, 04:05 PM   #2
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It is prob best to redo the whioe tank but if everything else was in great shape there is no reason why you couldn't just do the one corner.

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Unread 04/28/2018, 04:08 PM   #3
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Normally no. What size is the tank? How tall? Is it leaking? What corner? Is it the bead between the glass panels or the finger smear in the corners where 2 panels meet?
Silicone does not stick to itself. That's the issue. If you remove 1 panel and clean it you are still going to have an issue where the old silicone meets new.


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Unread 04/28/2018, 04:16 PM   #4
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Normally no. What size is the tank? How tall? Is it leaking? What corner? Is it the bead between the glass panels or the finger smear in the corners where 2 panels meet?
Silicone does not stick to itself. That's the issue. If you remove 1 panel and clean it you are still going to have an issue where the old silicone meets new.
Its the front corner finger smear not the bead between the glass on a 150 gallon tank. The tank is empty right now, but it had water in it a few weeks ago so no it does not leak.


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Unread 04/28/2018, 08:56 PM   #5
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