Polypnewbie
05/21/2017, 08:24 PM
I'm not sure what the terminology is, but I have concerns over the sealant/silicone that comes already applied lengthwise in the corner walls of aquariums.
I had decided to switch my saltwater 20 gallon acrylic tank to a freshwater tank. I emptied it out and it stayed empty for 2 weeks. There was a lot of coralline algae left that did not go away on its own. It was a struggle to remove it. I had to flip the tank down onto each side and put in enough water to cover each side to get the algae off. During one of the flips, I noticed water seemed to have leaked out a bottom corner. Afterwards, I realized that I had taken some of the lengthwise corner sealant/silicon off while scraping the tank, as well as from along the bottom too.
Any advice on how big a problem this will be? Should I just buy a new tank? If I try filling it with water and seeing how it leaks, I'm not sure how capable I'll be at putting new sealant on the parts I accidentally scraped off. And I'm worried even if I seal it properly, I'll manage to do something like use the wrong type sealant that will cause harm to fish. I have no experience with how to deal with adding new sealant.
I've taken pictures of the parts I accidentally scraped off; I'm not sure how clear it is unless it's zoomed in on. I couldn't get my phone to take better pictures. (Plus I always fail to post them so they're upright)....
But any help would be appreciated!!!!!:)
I had decided to switch my saltwater 20 gallon acrylic tank to a freshwater tank. I emptied it out and it stayed empty for 2 weeks. There was a lot of coralline algae left that did not go away on its own. It was a struggle to remove it. I had to flip the tank down onto each side and put in enough water to cover each side to get the algae off. During one of the flips, I noticed water seemed to have leaked out a bottom corner. Afterwards, I realized that I had taken some of the lengthwise corner sealant/silicon off while scraping the tank, as well as from along the bottom too.
Any advice on how big a problem this will be? Should I just buy a new tank? If I try filling it with water and seeing how it leaks, I'm not sure how capable I'll be at putting new sealant on the parts I accidentally scraped off. And I'm worried even if I seal it properly, I'll manage to do something like use the wrong type sealant that will cause harm to fish. I have no experience with how to deal with adding new sealant.
I've taken pictures of the parts I accidentally scraped off; I'm not sure how clear it is unless it's zoomed in on. I couldn't get my phone to take better pictures. (Plus I always fail to post them so they're upright)....
But any help would be appreciated!!!!!:)