Reef Swimmer Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is there a place in austin that would reseal a 185. Im in the process of buying Bens (aka Scutterborn)185. Im noy going to take it back to forever pets since they messed it up once before and failed to do it right a second time. I've thought abouy doing it myself but i dont want to mess it uo again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefer74 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I know shane up at fishy business does them...I believe he did Rory's....Juiceman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hi Reef Swimmer, I can't quite say I successfully resealed a large tank yet as I haven't put it to use yet but it passed the leak test with flying colors so I have good hope that it is going to work. If not, then I have good hope that my laminate floor will look better as a tiled floor. Check out my build thread for what I did. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/29288-jeepertys-215-gallon-sps-tank/ Off the recommendation of OffRoadDodge, I used Dow Corning 732 clear silicone. I just ordered it online. Took me about 2 tubes of silicone to do the reseal of the front glass but in my defense, the glass was 3/4" thick! I didn't go into too much detail on the build thread on what I did to prep the glass and remove the silicone so I will elaborate more here. My tank was only leaking on the front left side so I decided to remove the whole front pane of glass after an internal seal fix didn't do the job. If possible, I would try the internal seal replacement first and see if that works. You do that by cutting the internal seal from the corners/edges of the tank, leaving the silicone sandwiched between the glass alone. You are only removing the internal seal, not the joint seal. Here's a good guide I just found. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Spinelli_Resealing_Aquarium.html Quick note, don't use the silicone remover near any silicone that you are aiming to keep. It may help loosen the bonds and that's not good if you want that silicone to keep holding the glass it's been holding up to this point. If that internal reseal doesn't work, then I can run you through how to remove the pane of glass that is leaking and do a full reseal on that pane. Good luck and let us know how it goes! -Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Swimmer Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 It's the silicone that holds the glass together that's leaking. So I'm thinking that removing that pane and resealing both sides would do the trick. Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Gotcha, well, I'll do a quick little summary of what I did to remove and reseal a pane of glass. Again, not an expert but it did work out for me so far. I'd prefer that my tank is field tested first to confirm results but passing the leak test was a good first step. Today will be a busy day but I will write up the summary tomorrow if you don't mind the wait. Have a happy holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Swimmer Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 That's fine. I don't have the tank yet as I'm still buying it but it needs to be done. Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Swimmer Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Called fishy business and I'll be taking the tank there to get resealed Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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