Calling tank builders

fishkeeprian · 12/08/2017, 06:13 AM

Hello,

I've recently had a tank split and resealed.

I have noticed on both front joins there is no internal silicone bead.

You can see the silicone in between the panels where the two panels have been joined so I am assuming that is the structural seal?

Do I need the internal bead running inside the tank?

The back corners have both the structural silicone join, and the internal beads of silicone.

I have drawn a picture to help you understand.

Thanks

TANK SILICONE.jpg

VoltzNSalt · 12/08/2017, 06:32 AM

With the caveat that I have never built a tank, I would ABSOLUTELY put the external silicone bead around every joint...

lapin · 12/08/2017, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishkeeprian

Hello,

I've recently had a tank split and resealed.

I have noticed on both front joins there is no internal silicone bead.

You can see the silicone in between the panels where the two panels have been joined so I am assuming that is the structural seal?

Do I need the internal bead running inside the tank?

The back corners have both the structural silicone join, and the internal beads of silicone.

I have drawn a picture to help you understand.

Thanks

You can see the silicone in between the panels where the two panels have been joined so I am assuming that is the structural seal?
YES you are correct.

Do I need the internal bead running inside the tank?
NO You don't, as along as a good quality structural silicone was used and it was applied with the proper bead thickness. You can add a bead for piece of mind. It will prevent water from creeping into a joint that might have not been cleaning properly before assembly.

der_wille_zur_macht · 12/08/2017, 02:15 PM

Not needed. Not putting the fillet in is fine from a structural standpoint and seems to be the new trendy thing to do - replacing black silicone as the thing the fashion conscious reefers are doing these days.

In the case where you are replacing a single panel on an existing tank, I would normally match the style of the rest of the tank.

12/08/2017, 06:13 AM	#1
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	Calling tank builders Hello, I've recently had a tank split and resealed. I have noticed on both front joins there is no internal silicone bead. You can see the silicone in between the panels where the two panels have been joined so I am assuming that is the structural seal? Do I need the internal bead running inside the tank? The back corners have both the structural silicone join, and the internal beads of silicone. I have drawn a picture to help you understand. Thanks TANK SILICONE.jpg Last edited by fishkeeprian; 12/08/2017 at 06:27 AM.

12/08/2017, 02:15 PM	#4
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Not needed. Not putting the fillet in is fine from a structural standpoint and seems to be the new trendy thing to do - replacing black silicone as the thing the fashion conscious reefers are doing these days. In the case where you are replacing a single panel on an existing tank, I would normally match the style of the rest of the tank. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

12/08/2017, 06:32 AM	#2
VoltzNSalt In Memoriam Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Higher than the Mile High City Posts: 137	With the caveat that I have never built a tank, I would ABSOLUTELY put the external silicone bead around every joint...