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hi, if i were to purchase a ikea water trap, will it solve the problem? i have attached a pic of 3 i am considering

I can't be sure from your picture, but that drain assembly looks like a bottle trap instead of a standard P-trap. Bottle traps are prohibited by code in many areas of the U.S., and can be finicky to install properly when they are allowed. Also, I believe that Ikea traps are specifically designed for Ikea sinks, and if you don't have an Ikea sink it may not work at all. More details, please, about what you have there and a picture of the drain assembly from the side.

Hi, here is another photo showing a overview of the setup. Thanks in advance.

hi, i took pics of the drain from various angles. The sink is standard porcelain.

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That is a bottle trap, which is mounted slightly off-center from the drain, which may explain why it looks like there is black sealant glopped around the bottom of the sink drain where it meets the trap. You can try to add more glop around that seam. but I'd consult a plumber to fix it and make it code-compliant.