tank is leaking

[JAHGYDI]

Fixed

[socalaly]

Actual water or salt creep? mine I see salt creep but I think thats from water spilling over the side and me missing it ! :)

[MichaelRyanSD]

yeah I'd first make sure that its not water thats accumalated from spillage over the top into the trim. A good way to tell would be to let it be and see if it starts overflowing the trim, if it does then you know you got a leak.

[JAHGYDI]

its not water overflowing down or spillage. there has always been salt creep in that spot. i can tap on the trim and water will splash out. its not overflowing the trim but just filling it up in that spot

[SDguy]

What size tank? Smaller tanks are not worth the trouble/worry to repair, IMO.

[JAHGYDI]

to big and expensive to just replace. anybody got suggestions.

[JAHGYDI]

did i say its not even a year old

[Techknowledgy]

Dash to the aquarium store. Buy some of that putty that people we use for mounting frags. It is green and comes in a stick. Work it till it is good and soft then really cram it into the trim edge. It should hold while you replace the tank. It will have to be emptied to really fix.

[JAHGYDI]

i want to fix it from the inside. i will empty it thats not a problem. i want to do it so it will last. do i have to strip the caulking out of the seam or that area? or do you think putting more caulking over the existing caulking in that spot.

[RussM]

New silicone will not stick well to to old cured silicone, so you must remove the old from where you need to make the repair. Using a razor blade, cut away all of the silicone on the inside of the tank in the area to be repaired; be careful not to cut into the silicone filling the small gap between the two glass panels where you are working. You probably should reseal almost the entire length of the seam that is leaking. Here is a decent guide:

How to Reseal Your Glass Aquarium (http://aquamaniacs.net/forum/cms_view_article.php?aid=107)

You don't need to redo the entire tank as is depicted in the article, but it does show you the basic steps necessary.

[ManTis]

If it is a quick fix and u dont care about the looks use epoxy putty like aquamend. Can be use under water and it makes a waterproof seal. I have done this before on a leaky bulkhead and it have not leak since. Hope this helps.

Good luck
michael

[JAHGYDI]

thanks russ m, i read that same article the other day. i hope it dosent leak at the edges of the new silicone after i do it.

[JAHGYDI]

anybody else for opinions