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Shellie
07-13-06, 01:12 PM 07-13-06
He's driving me nuts. All I need to do is razor blade the last of the silicone off, I have been done cleaning the tank for two days! I can't get any more deposits off and I am just piddling. He decided he doesn't need to replace any wood and he's just going to re-seal the cabinet to prevent future water damage. So do it already! ARGH He still hasn't got the razor blades either. He yelled at me for using a dull steak knife (the kind without the serrated edge) to clean off the majority of the silicone but I got tired of waiting! Okay, done griping, just needed to vent.
mr gerbil
07-13-06, 02:22 PM 07-13-06
*prod* *nudge* :D
mynoven
07-13-06, 02:50 PM 07-13-06
poke poke :p
Shellie
07-13-06, 02:53 PM 07-13-06
Okay, you guys can quit poking now. LOL I finally got my razor blade and despite his gloom and doom statement I was able to get the last of the silicone off the tank with no trouble. I didn't make it harder after all! As for him doing stuff to the cabinet, well, to be fair its 108 degrees outside right now. I lasted about six minutes myself.
mr gerbil
07-13-06, 02:59 PM 07-13-06
lol...by Monday, then?
Shellie
07-13-06, 03:05 PM 07-13-06
Nope, just need to wait till it cools down some in a couple of hours.
Catmakemebark
07-13-06, 04:28 PM 07-13-06
Hey did you tank the silicon of to reseal it because I have a big tank that has leaks in it. If I take of the silicon and put more on will in not leak?
Shellie
07-13-06, 05:07 PM 07-13-06
It was a turtle tank the silicone was from a shelf they removed but yes, you can re-seal a tank to fix leaks. Look up aquarium repair, there are TONS of articles. One good thing, remove ALL old sealant, I guess new will NOT stick to old. Luckily, I didn't have to re-seal this one, just remove the silicone from the shelf.
Catmakemebark
07-13-06, 05:10 PM 07-13-06
Thats were I saw it from. My mom was nevous it would break though.
Shellie
07-13-06, 05:13 PM 07-13-06
From what I saw when I looked up info on how to remove it, lots of people repair the sealant. You have to empty it fully and dry it out first. Seems a pain to do but not really difficult. You would fill it up and check for leaks after you repaired it. I didn't see anything about them breaking unless the leak was in the glass itself and not the edges.
Catmakemebark
07-13-06, 05:19 PM 07-13-06
Yeah. I'll have to tell her that. Maybe I can keep a trout after all!