You could try and get some silicone between the glass and the band on the
outside, Or there are some silicones that will set while in water, you could
try using some of that on your finger, on the seam, corner join on the
inside. By the sound of it, you only have a pin hole size leak. So it's not
going to take much to seal it . As for fumes , etc from the silicone, with
the small amount you going to use and the large volume of water it really
won't matter.
bassett

"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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I may be headed for trouble here! I have a 100 gallon aquarium I got from
a friend. It has been in use for about 18 months without a hitch. I have
a bunch of goldfish in it ranging from 2 inches to 8 inches.

I noticed water on the stand at one corner of the tank (oh yeah the tank
is 18 inches square by 6 feet long) this evening when I was feeding the
fish. The tank is in an out of the way corner so there's no chance it got
bumped or banged.

The water seem to be coming from the band of metal on the bottom of the
tank. If I push it in a bit I see water between it and the glass.

The leak isn't bad and I won't lose too much water but I'm afraid it is a
precursor of things to come. I know this sound silly, but is there a way
to find and seal the leak without tearing the tank down? It is well
balanced and I hate to start over.

Any ideas?

Tom from Howell, NJ