I am currently looking to reseal my 250 prior to me setting up as it was set up previously for about 5 years. I know its probably good for another good long while but considering my past, its more for a piece of mind. Any suggestions as to a professional who could do this? I am sure i could do it myself but like i said, i had a bad seal job done one time and it cost me my entire livestock.
Resealing a Tank: Suggestions
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Yes, don't use the one Stacy used
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as long as the silicone between the panes is intact i will be fine if its not broken don't fix it
Def wont be buying a new tank after just recently buying this one. Also, its kind of hard trusting in someone elses silicone job considering i had one tank dump 150 gallons of water in the living because of it. So with that said, i will prob just leave it.
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Geoff, I resealed mine and haven't had any problems. I only resealed the inside though. I did not take it apart. I took a razor blade and cut the inside out leaving a small amount still in the seams. Then I cleaned what I cut off really well and wiped the glass with rubbing alcohol. Then I siliconed over what I left. I then took a piece of cardboard and clipped the corner off. I smoothed the slicone from bottom to top. The seams look awesome and I haven't had any problems. I did not tamper with the bottom seams at all though. The problem with mine was, it was used and whoever had it had damaged the seams a good bit. Hope this helps.
Oh yeah I've heard that you can take acetone and rub over the remaining silicone in the seams. This will soften the silicone and let the new silicone adhere to the old silicone better. Check on that though, I know Barry knows so shoot him a pm.
Oh yeah I've heard that you can take acetone and rub over the remaining silicone in the seams. This will soften the silicone and let the new silicone adhere to the old silicone better. Check on that though, I know Barry knows so shoot him a pm.
If you are going to leave the old silicon in place and go over it with new then you definitely want to make sure and use acetone to clean it and the glass around all existing silicone. I would also make sure the new silicone covers the old completely. I would also invest the extra money and get GE RTV108 silicone. These are just my opinions though!
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Here, according to Chris it breaks it down some.
http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57536&highlight=acetone">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57536&highlight=acetone</a>
Edit: [QUOTE=][B]LilRobb;713155 wrote:[/B] That's not correct, Cured silicone is 100% inert and doesn't "soften" up with anything.
Using acetone on it removes all oils and fats of the surface though and thus allows a better bond between the materials...[/QUOTE]
Have you ever put gasoline on cured silicone. Your may be right and I don't want to argue about it. Saying nothing will soften silicone is incorrect though because I know gasoline will for sure. Thats why you can't use RTV on anything on the fuel system with your car.
http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57536&highlight=acetone">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57536&highlight=acetone</a>
Edit: [QUOTE=][B]LilRobb;713155 wrote:[/B] That's not correct, Cured silicone is 100% inert and doesn't "soften" up with anything.
Using acetone on it removes all oils and fats of the surface though and thus allows a better bond between the materials...[/QUOTE]
Have you ever put gasoline on cured silicone. Your may be right and I don't want to argue about it. Saying nothing will soften silicone is incorrect though because I know gasoline will for sure. Thats why you can't use RTV on anything on the fuel system with your car.
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Take a thin piece of carboard like paper thin not the brown 1/8 inch box stuff. Cut the corner off of it and smooth with that. Experiment with the angle of the cut untill you get the one you want.
Also use tape on the edges where you don't want silicone. When you are done smoothing remove the tape. Kinda like when you are painting broseph.
Also use tape on the edges where you don't want silicone. When you are done smoothing remove the tape. Kinda like when you are painting broseph.
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