Ugh, I think my new tank has a leak :-( anyone willing to help me resilicone it?

[LoveTheFishies]

The trick I learned is to place masking tape on both sides of the seam, and then when you apply the silicone between the pieces of tape, and then wear a rubber glove and smooth it out with your finger dipped in rubbing alcohol. Once you are done just remove the tape and let it sit for 48 hrs

I have used this trick before.  Just use wide tape (painters tape).  Feather the silicone towards the edge.  I've also used soapy water of my glove.  The soap isnt a problem since you will want to rinse the tank out before filling.

[greg y]

My trim is popping up and cracking anyways figured I could patch it and glue it back down tight

[greg y]

pdate.
After work I went and bought the rest of the stuff needed for the re silicone job, extra tube of silicone, razors, tape etc...

Got home and realized I can't move the tank off the stand by my self anyways. While shifting it around I found more water caught in the bottom trim and between the tank and stand, even though the inside of the tank is bone dry from me cleaning it up this morning.
I examined the silicone again and it looks perfect.

So after drying everything up I'm filling it once again but this time making sure not to splash any outside the tank. So far, so good and no sign of any leak. Knock on wood.

Maybe it was just water in the trim from hosing it off.

It's been full for an hour or so now :-)

[Super Turtleman]

Good luck!