My tank sprung a leak, can i silicone overtop of seam to fix it?

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

As for resealing, I've never done this either, but from what I understand, you just cut away the exposed silicone. You don't need to pull the glass apart - just cut the old silicone, clean the glass as best as humanly possible so that the new silicone is adhering to glass and not a thin film of old silicone, and the rebead the corners.

I don't think you need to worry about the black trim on top. Just the corner seams and the bottom panel seams.

(I think, anyhow. Good luck!)

Did this on a 33g, (just cut the exposed silicone, not disassemble) just put in a new bead. Figured with the old silicone cleaned off wasn't like the very thin joint remaining would cause much problem with the new silicone bonding to the glass.

Then again this was a rectangle tank I had in a unfinished basement soaking LR for a few months, not a Bow on the main floor.