tank leaking

kryptic · #1 08-08-2011, 09:14 PM

Hi everybody,

So me and a friend decided to get a bunch of red eyes and build a vivarium. Now we split the tank about 60/40 substrate/water. At first we used a piece of white plexiglass sealed with aquarium silicone to divide the land and water. The tank leaked and after some investigation, I found online that silicone wont bond to plexiglass. So we striped it down, had glass cut to fit and re-sealed the silicone to the new glass piece. Now the tank is leaking even worse and our land area is more of a swamp! So what are we doing wrong?

Thanks for looking and any advice,
Dan

little98dime · #2 08-08-2011, 11:18 PM

did you clean the glass with 91% rubbing alcohol?

kryptic · #3 08-09-2011, 05:57 PM

Nope lol, and we realized that after it was all said and done, so Im going to assume thats a big deal huh?

little98dime · #4 08-09-2011, 07:23 PM

yep. silicone doesn't stick well to silicone.

kryptic · #5 08-09-2011, 08:20 PM

Ic well, I guess Im just going to have to re-do it. Also is it true that aquarium sealent wont bond to plexiglass?

Dan

little98dime · #6 08-10-2011, 11:32 PM

yes. it has trouble sticking to it. plus glass is cheaper and in my opinion, easier to cut.