Can this tank be saved?

AnnetteG

AnnetteG

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We just picked up a 135 gallon tank from a gal who'd had it leak in her apartment. So we knew we'd be resealing it. Tonight the hubby has been scraping out the old silicone and he discovered that the primary seal on one corner of the tank is gone. He is able to lift up at the top frame a little bit and the two pieces of glass separate completely.

He's wanting to know if the frame on the tank is usually one piece or 4? I'm beginning to think this is too big of a job for us. If it were just the inner silicone, I thought it was a snap, but now that we know it's the primary seal, I'm a little worried there is no way we can handle putting this thing back together and fully trust that it won't one day spill 135 gallons of water in my living room.

Opinions and advice please!!!
 
i had a 120 with a similar problem i "tried" to reseal it and it busted luckily it was in the garage! see if you can find new frames for it before u go ripping it apart as those frames are a pain to get off and u will probably break them. if you know the dems and the brand ur lfs should be able to order them for you
 
Usually one, but it can still be saved....

there is work to be done on the frame (or purchase a replacement from the manufacturer)

remove & re silly-cone the whole tank & then put the frame back on...

Perhaps you can put pics up? then better advice can follow...
 
sounds like it's time for us to decide on a pet lizard! :grinyes: I like Bearded Dragons.
 
Take it apart completely if you can, use a guitar string to cut the silicon and clean it all of carefully, then re-join it and re-seal the inside.

If you break it during the dismantle then you've not lost much by trying as it's not usable now anyway!
 
oh, it's useable, we're going to get a bearded dragon. We've talked about a reptile before, and now we have the perfect tank for one. Hubby's still going to redo the inner seals, but we're not going to try to fix it for fish, it's just too big of a job. And if we broke it, we did lose something as we traded our 75 gallon tank and stand for this one because we thought we'd be able to fix it. :(
 
I said this tank is 6 Feet, not 60

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SURE! Just what I need! A 10 foot lizard that can eat small children! :22_yikes::hitting:
 
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