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Posted: December 14 2009 at 2:56pm |
I picked up a used frag tank last night from Kellie, so I will probably have a ton of questions as I set it up. First off, though, even though it's in good shape, I thought that I would have it resealed while it's empty. My questions:
1. Is this something that I can do myself, and is it worth it? Or should I just take it in somewhere?
2. Is there anything else I should do while it's empty, before I set it up? It's already drilled and has overflows. I can't think of anything else, but then again, I don't really know what I'm doing.
Thanks,
Scott
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 3:08pm |
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Ok so it's a glass tank in good shape. If It were me and the silicone looks good and doesn't leak, then I wouldn't bother resealing it. Now if the silicone looks like it is coming loose at the edges and it leaks then I would re-seal it. When resealing a tank you have to make sure you get every bit of the silicone off the glass at the corners. New silicone doesn't stick that well to old silicone.
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 3:12pm |
Oh, it's acrylic. Sorry, I should have said that.
I am not sure how acrylic tanks are made. The joints look different than the joints of a glass tank. Still, there is silicone around the bottom edge, but it looks okay.
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 3:14pm |
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If it's an acrylic tank and it's not leaking you don't need to reseal it. Acrylic tanks are actually welded together with a solvent that bonds the 2 pieces together. If you have a leak you can get a product called Weldon #16 and apply it to the affected area after throughly cleaning it.
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 3:18pm |
Excellent.
She told me that it didn't leak, so after filling it up in the bathtub to make sure, I'll clean 'er up, and then I should be good to go.
Thanks, Burt!
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 3:21pm |
Rather than filling it up in the tub lay some newspaper out on the floor or in the garage. Add the water slowly and look for any signs of water on the newspaper. It will be easy to spot. If there are no leaks for an hour you are good to go.
If you fill it in the bathtub you may actually cause a leak as the tub is not flat on the bottom and the pressure could cause a seam to fail or create a crack.
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 4:24pm |
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^^ That's a good idea Burt. I spent a lot of time trying to find any excess drips that the newspaper could easily have pointed out.
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