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In these last steps you will see how much progress I made tonight. Also, you will see that if you indeed choose to recaulk your tank, you will indeed scrape yourself and you will indeed need several razor blades.

In the last picture, just like a proud fisherman, I am holding up some more of those "long runs" that make caulk removal easier.

Please check back for the next step of "How to Recaulk a Tank in Three Easy Steps".

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I got a bit more work done tonight than just my previous blog entry so here for your viewing pleasure are some more photos documenting my progress tonight.

In the following pictures you will see the alcohol and water mix and rags I used, and you will also note how thin the caulk is on the upward lines of the tank. It's really no wonder the thing didn't leak sooner!

You will notice that as I got to work on the caulk on the bottom of the tank, I managed to scrape/peel the ...

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I don't know why it is, but I seem to do my best thinking and spontaneous thinking late at night! For your reading pleasure I am going to document how I am going through the process of recaulking my 55 gallon tank.

A little background: I bought this tank used from Craigslist for $150.00. I think it came with lights and possibly a filter, but the tank was set up as a saltwater tank. Whatever, I set it up and it has run great for the past minus 2 years. Then, about 3 weeks ago, ...

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Originally Posted by Angeredbug

I know this will be near impossible without a picture( trying to get one now) but my emerald cores have pink lines covering them. It looks like scales are missing even though I know they don't have scales. My leopard cories still look fine. The fish are acting fine, a little more active then normal, but still find. Any guesses if this is something I should worry about or just keep an eye on. Sand substrate, 3 emerald cores, 3 leopard cores, and 15 zebra danios. 55 gallon tank. Will post pics

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