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Came home with a big pool of water on the floor.........
Found small pin hole on side .. drained relocated fish a large container , thru the filter gravel , plants and fish in .
Once dry is it best to remove exsisting silicone on that side or is it okay to go over the joint from the inside as well the outside.

hotboost

To start off with how old is the tank ? I am a strong believer in the practice off toss it out and get a new tank.
I know this could start a big controvercy here but it is not intended to.

My reasons for making this statement is knowing some thing of the glass trade and the big disadvantages of reparing tanks.

I asked how old it was if it is a new tank take it back, or you might be able to do a repair job but can you gurantee it will not leak in another spot or the repair will hold

My tank sprung a leak and caused several $1000s of damage all covered by insurance. Even the insurance company could not locate a company that would repair and gurantee their work, enough said.

Keith

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We got it second hand , Id say about 5yrs old. I removed mosst of the silicone from the none affected area and 100% from hole area . Resiliconed with glazing acid curee silicone . Will wait 48 hrs and fill and test . see what happens

Hi,
i would check with an aquarium maker or a glazier I was told by a local glazier (who fixed one of my lids) that some silicone is poisonous to fish...no matter how long you leave it or how long it is before you put fish in.

Dont know if its true.

Cheers

DASHMAN:88)

Last edited by dashman at 15-Feb-2005 05:37

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good call dash, a lot of silicone IS toxic to fish, as chemicals (ammonia, I think not sure) will leach out over a period of time. If a repair must be made remove all the old silicone as it does not adhere well to itself, and use a goog quality aquarium safe silicone

100% silicone or some aquarium silicone would be best.

You were correct to remove the affected area of silicone, as there could be a slice underneath the silicone that would just move to a non -redone area and cause another problem there.

Check the silicone.