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If you are thinking about doing this don't lol

DanMac said:
Hi everyone i am new to this board and i dont mean to hijack this thread but I have a problem.

I ordered a custom tank and had a glass lip added to the inside front of the tank to stick a submersible LED light to.I quickly found out that they dont fill the tank well enough so i now have a t5 light above the tank.

My tank is nearly complete,sand rocks fish ect are all in and today i removed the lip with a razor (i removed half the water and covered tank with clingfilm so the excess glue wouldnt fall in the tank)

But now I cant get the rest of the glue off the tank, Is there a way of doing it without chemicals or am I screwed?, I really do not want to remove everything from my tank. This is the last thing i need to do with my beginner setup before I can make a thread and show pictures of it!

Help please. appreciate it.
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I would suggest a window scraper its just a plastic handle that allowed you to hold a trimming knife blade at a horizontal angle and works like a charm
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Thanks for the suggestions I'm going to try the sealant remover then use a window scraper afterwards.

Do you think I can get away with removing half the water and covering with clingfilm + kitchen paper again?. removing everything from my tank would be a nightmare.
 
The safety data for the Screwfix sealant remover doesn't list if it is harmful to aquatic animals, I would suspect not. However, cling film on the water, some kitchen towel stuck to the glass with tape below the silicone to catch dirt & drips it would be perfectly possible to use the remover without getting any in the water.

You must remove as much silicone as possible, with a blade etc as the sealant remover only "soaks" through very very thin layers of silicone. Once done, the silicone should just wipe off, free from the glass. You need to clean the glass thoroughly, water meths maybe, and more water before refilling the tank.

I had to do it with my tank as previous owner had siliconed Juwel backgrounds to the tank as well as having a thermometer siliconed to front of tank.😡
 
Cheers everyone, I'm going to try these suggestions on sunday. I will make a thread hopefully next week to show my setup and link it here also. 🙂
 
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