new tank setup after electrical fire

[xcorallusx]

my old tank which was a 75 gallon was leaking and started dripping on the wires and started a small electrical fire. I had an outdoor timer on the lights and it was stationed outside on the stand and stopped the fire. It is a white stand and around the timer is a black cloud. The timer is melted but still works, so I bought a new one. This happened over spring break and my roomate was there to shut everything off, lights and flow valves. I put everything in a 110 gallon tank I got from george and things seem to be doing great but I am having trouble adjusting the water levels in the sump/skimmer/tank. Is anyone here experienced with resealing tanks? I bought aquarium sealant but I am too nervous to do it myself because I dot not want any problems later on. This tank is a lot bigger than my other one and if anyone has any frags they would like to get rid of let me know. I will post some pics of the new setup, and of electrical fire.


THanks,
Tim Coplan

 

[manderx]

resealing isn't too bad. just scrape every bit off with a razor (all seams, not just where it leaked), clean with acetone, run a bead of silicone, and smooth with a plastic spoon. the hard part isn't making it seal, it's making it look perfectly pretty.

 

[xcorallusx]

sorry for the bad quality I am going to try and borrow my friends camera.

 

[Der ABT]

wow that is scary, i think i just bought one of those timers to set my two part dosing up as cheap as possible,
man the drip loop can really save you.

Glad your place didnt burn down and sorry to hear about the headache this caused.

 

[PRDubois]

Good ting it was stopped

 

[mike68]

Did you have gfci on that outlet?