Leak!!!!!

[August West[_2_]]

Hi all, my tank just sprang a leak. It is in the bottom rear corner, where
the side and back glass come together. Maybe 1/2 inch from the bottom of the
tank. Does anyone know of a way to fix this without draining the tank and
removing everything in it? I have no practical place for the live rock and
sand, although in theory, the fish could hang in the isolation tank for a
few days.

Thanks, Mike

[Wayne Sallee]

I had a small bubble in the silicone in between the
glass on the front left corner, that was fine until
a bristle worm dug through the outer silicone making
a path to the bubble.

So, using a hypodermic needle, I inject potassium
silicate (sodium silicate would work too)
[preferring that it be on the high Ph side with the
addition of potassium hydroxide, or sodium
hydroxide] into the corner. A little fine silky
beach silica sand helps improve the effects of the
silica jell.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


August West wrote on 6/10/2007 10:38 AM:
> Hi all, my tank just sprang a leak. It is in the bottom rear corner, where
> the side and back glass come together. Maybe 1/2 inch from the bottom of the
> tank. Does anyone know of a way to fix this without draining the tank and
> removing everything in it? I have no practical place for the live rock and
> sand, although in theory, the fish could hang in the isolation tank for a
> few days.
>
> Thanks, Mike
>
>

[Pondmeister]

Your so FULL OF **** Wayne, I can smell that crap form here. Yea a
bristle worm dug through yada yada yada......you are a real ****ing
trip wayne, lies and all.....no wonder yu had to get out of the LFS
business, the lies you tell caught up to you.

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:06:51 -0400, Wayne Sallee
> wrote:

<<>>I had a small bubble in the silicone in between the
<<>>glass on the front left corner, that was fine until
<<>>a bristle worm dug through the outer silicone making
<<>>a path to the bubble.
<<>>
<<>>So, using a hypodermic needle, I inject potassium
<<>>silicate (sodium silicate would work too)
<<>>[preferring that it be on the high Ph side with the
<<>>addition of potassium hydroxide, or sodium
<<>>hydroxide] into the corner. A little fine silky
<<>>beach silica sand helps improve the effects of the
<<>>silica jell.
<<>>
<<>>Wayne Sallee
<<>>Wayne's Pets

<<>>
<<>>August West wrote on 6/10/2007 10:38 AM:
<<>>> Hi all, my tank just sprang a leak. It is in the bottom rear corner, where
<<>>> the side and back glass come together. Maybe 1/2 inch from the bottom of the
<<>>> tank. Does anyone know of a way to fix this without draining the tank and
<<>>> removing everything in it? I have no practical place for the live rock and
<<>>> sand, although in theory, the fish could hang in the isolation tank for a
<<>>> few days.
<<>>>
<<>>> Thanks, Mike
<<>>>
<<>>>



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[August West[_2_]]

Thanks Wayne. I'll save the info for the future. I got lucky this time.
Drained the water down to about 5 inches (reserving a lot in a plastic tub I
where I also put some live rock) and the leak stopped. Dried the ouside and
siliconed the seal all the way to the top. Siliconed the inside seam from
1/4 inch above the "drained" water line to the top. Let it dry and replaced
the water, changing about 30 gallons to fresh. No leak so far.


"Wayne Sallee" > wrote in message
...
>I had a small bubble in the silicone in between the glass on the front left
>corner, that was fine until a bristle worm dug through the outer silicone
>making a path to the bubble.
>
> So, using a hypodermic needle, I inject potassium silicate (sodium
> silicate would work too) [preferring that it be on the high Ph side with
> the addition of potassium hydroxide, or sodium hydroxide] into the corner.
> A little fine silky beach silica sand helps improve the effects of the
> silica jell.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
> August West wrote on 6/10/2007 10:38 AM:
>> Hi all, my tank just sprang a leak. It is in the bottom rear corner,
>> where the side and back glass come together. Maybe 1/2 inch from the
>> bottom of the tank. Does anyone know of a way to fix this without
>> draining the tank and removing everything in it? I have no practical
>> place for the live rock and sand, although in theory, the fish could hang
>> in the isolation tank for a few days.
>>
>> Thanks, Mike

[Pondmeister]

Tis but a freaking band aid you applied, and I hope the hell it lets
you down at the most inoportune time....for taking such an
inappropriate shortcut. Even a dumb assed ponder knows silicone does
not stick to silicone.....DUMBASS!....Then again thats what you get
for lisitening to dumbass Wayne Sallee


On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:34:27 -0400, "August West"
> wrote:

<<>>Thanks Wayne. I'll save the info for the future. I got lucky this time.
<<>>Drained the water down to about 5 inches (reserving a lot in a plastic tub I
<<>>where I also put some live rock) and the leak stopped. Dried the ouside and
<<>>siliconed the seal all the way to the top. Siliconed the inside seam from
<<>>1/4 inch above the "drained" water line to the top. Let it dry and replaced
<<>>the water, changing about 30 gallons to fresh. No leak so far.
<<>>
<<>>
<<>>"Wayne Sallee" > wrote in message
...
<<>>>I had a small bubble in the silicone in between the glass on the front left
<<>>>corner, that was fine until a bristle worm dug through the outer silicone
<<>>>making a path to the bubble.
<<>>>
<<>>> So, using a hypodermic needle, I inject potassium silicate (sodium
<<>>> silicate would work too) [preferring that it be on the high Ph side with
<<>>> the addition of potassium hydroxide, or sodium hydroxide] into the corner.
<<>>> A little fine silky beach silica sand helps improve the effects of the
<<>>> silica jell.
<<>>>
<<>>> Wayne Sallee
<<>>> Wayne's Pets
<<>>>
<<>>>
<<>>> August West wrote on 6/10/2007 10:38 AM:
<<>>>> Hi all, my tank just sprang a leak. It is in the bottom rear corner,
<<>>>> where the side and back glass come together. Maybe 1/2 inch from the
<<>>>> bottom of the tank. Does anyone know of a way to fix this without
<<>>>> draining the tank and removing everything in it? I have no practical
<<>>>> place for the live rock and sand, although in theory, the fish could hang
<<>>>> in the isolation tank for a few days.
<<>>>>
<<>>>> Thanks, Mike
<<>>



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