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rkaragozler

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You sincerely need to figure out where the water is leaking from as if it is a seam, the tank can break at any point :(

You mentioned it is in the 'left rear'...do you mean along aside corner, or along the lower edge?

Dry EVERYTHING and then tape some papertowels in the areas you suspect and see what area gets wet first. That should help you narrow down where the water is coming from.

If it is from a seam, in order to repair the tank - the tank will have to be totally disassembled and rebuild with all new silicone (yes, entirely), or replaced.

+1, can you take some pics of where the water is?
 

JimmyR1rider

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Hey mic did not find the leak but I'm
Going to reseal it on saturday will let u know
Once I'm done thanks again

As Kathy already said. You CAN NOT just reseal a seam. New silicon and old silicon don't take to each other. You will always have channels for the water to get through.

You would need to disassemble and reassemble the tank win ALL new silicon or you will be in the same boat you're in now just with different silicon squished into the bad seam.
 

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