Resealing a Aquarium?

[bigfishal]

I have just recently picked up an aquarium that had very bad leaking problems and decided that I am going to

attempt to fix it. I have fixed small leaks before but never one like this.

I have already stripped all the old seal out and am going to put new stuff all throughout it all over again.

I was wondering if anyone here has done this and if they could give me any pointers that will save me a huge

hassle.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Edited May 6, 2008 by bigfishal

[byte]

I have just recently picked up an aquarium that had very bad leaking problems and decided that I am going to

attempt to fix it. I have fixed small leaks before but never one like this.

I have already stripped all the old seal out and am going to put new stuff all throughout it all over again.

I was wondering if anyone here has done this and if they could give me any pointers that will save me a huge

hassle.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

There is a sticky in the D.I.Y section that explains how to do it. Here is a link:

Article on relining your tank

[PintoHawk]

Make sure you scrape off the old sealer with a sharp blade, clean it up, vacuum it out (it gets messy), and definitely use tape to line the corners and edging where you want to reseal, because it can be hard to keep straight if you don't tape it all. Use aquarium-safe silicone, something that does NOT have "mildew resistant" properties. I got my aquarium-safe silicone at Home Hardware for pretty cheap, it says "safe for aquariums" right on the tube.