I recently bought a 180 gallon tank from someone con CL. The tank was practically free, the person just wanted it out of their new trailer home, they even delivered it and assisted me placing it in my garage. The tank seems a bit old but still good. It has some minor scratches and some lime scale that seems easy to remove. The problem is that the silicone seems a bit old. Its not coming off, nor pealing, and the beads look intact on all inner sides. The problem is the silicone looks a bit discolored and thin on the inner seams of the tank. Which makes makes me believe it could fail in the near future. To be honest I am confident I can reseal the inner part of it, BUT the real problem is the silicon in between the glass, it looks really thin, discolored (yellowish color), and in some areas bubbly. On one area it looks like their might be NO silicone, just glass on glass, but maybe its just me. Oh and yes its missing the center brace, but I have it there, the previous owner gave it to me. I've fix center braces before so thats not a problem for me. Besides I plan on adding a total of 4 braces, instead of the 1 it had. This would give me a greater piece of mind even if its over kill. Let me know what you think, should I reseal the inner part only, or should I take it all apart? The only thing I am afraid of is breaking the glass when I attempt or if I attempt to remove the top and bottom trim. Another possible solution for me would to reseal the inner seams and to build a wooden encasing (close fitting) for the tank to provide extra support without taking it apart.
BTW I havent filled it because i am afraid of damaging it. If the seals are week, It might burst.
Let me know what you all think. Thank you in advance.
BTW I havent filled it because i am afraid of damaging it. If the seals are week, It might burst.
Let me know what you all think. Thank you in advance.
