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04/28/2018, 04:01 PM
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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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04/28/2018, 04:05 PM
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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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04/28/2018, 04:08 PM
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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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Tank sizes, 2-10's a 55 and one that's about 500gal Current Tank Info: Interior decorating happening |
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04/28/2018, 04:16 PM
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04/28/2018, 08:56 PM
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going toad pics
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