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Article #277removing silicone form tank
From: Carl Crawford
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:59
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:59
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my 30 g all-glass developed a leak in the middle of the night and all the water ran out by morning. i removed the bottom plastic strip and discovered that there is a 3 mm gap between the bottom plate and the front plate. the silicone filling this gap deteriorated causing the catastrophic leak. is this gap normal? how can i remove the silicone, i.e. is this a chemical to dissolve it, so that i can re-seal the tank? -- Carl R. Crawford Voice: 414-521-6572 GE Medical Systems Fax: 414-521-6549 P.O. Box 414, W-875 Internet: crawfordc@med.ge.com Milwaukee, WI 53201
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Newsgroups: sci.aquaria Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!uucp.mr.med.ge.com!news.mr.med.ge.com!carl@crazyman.med.ge.com From: carl@crazyman.med.ge.com (Carl Crawford) Subject: removing silicone form tank Message-ID: <1993Jan25.045954.24951@mr.med.ge.com> Sender: news@mr.med.ge.com Nntp-Posting-Host: crazyman Reply-To: carl@crazyman.med.ge.com (Carl Crawford) Organization: GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 04:59:54 GMT Lines: 12