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Post by Anjiro Mon 03 Sep 2012, 4:28 pm

Alright, about a month ago I had my 2 yr old, 65 gallon Marineland Tank spring a leak, after six emails and 4 hours of being on hold. I've pretty well given up that they are going to do anything about my aquarium with a "lifetime warranty". So as the topic states has anybody had any experience resealing a tank?
I would like any advice opinions, etc. that any of you have to give.
The first question I have, however is whether I need to reseal the entire tank or simply the front bottom seal that failed?
Also, could I just epoxy the bottom of the tank up to a certain point? I understand that this will take up some of the volume.

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Post by grawlfang Tue 04 Sep 2012, 9:31 pm

I would say look at all your seals if you see any bubbles or places the silicone is peeling then I would say reseal it all.
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Post by J.Davis Thu 06 Sep 2012, 10:01 pm

The "Seal" is the actual silicone between the 2 panes. I would consider stripping out ALL the silicone EXCEPT the seals unless the tank actually blew out the seal. Once all the inside silicone is removed by razor blade, you can use fine steel wool to remove anything left. When you reseal it, you'll do it all at once.

This might help;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKactsdPpO8
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