Silicon edges wearing.

michael.cser20 · Jun 30, 2017

The edges of my 75 gallon are tearing off. Probably from my flipper scrubber hitting them of the years. It's not terrible and not dangerously close to the center. Is this ok to leave it. I'm deff not into resealing so I would have to buy another tank but if I don't have to I would be just ok. Is there any kind of plastic corner covers I can put on the edges to cover them up. Any help would be great. Thank you.

NanoCrazed · Jun 30, 2017

You're probably fine at that size... I know you're not into resealing it but it's a pretty cheap and easy job. The silicone is available at most HW stores...

michael.cser20 · Jun 30, 2017

NanoCrazed said:
You're probably fine at that size... I know you're not into resealing it but it's a pretty cheap and easy job. The silicone is available at most HW stores...

The reason I say that is because 2 years ago i tried it on my old 65 gallon and it turned out pretty a choppy job and it was uneven. It would have turned out better if someone that was good at it was able to teach me. I'm not really a diy guy unless someone shows me first on hand.

Labridaedicted · Jun 30, 2017

I did mine and it turned out kinda crap looking, but it's water tight. People will be so distracted by the container full of awesome, that they won't notice the seams, anyways.

Anyways, those seams don't look terrible. If they're going to bother you, go for a reseal, but it will really be cosmetic.

michael.cser20 · Jun 30, 2017

Labridaedicted said:
I did mine and it turned out kinda crap looking, but it's water tight. People will be so distracted by the container full of awesome, that they won't notice the seams, anyways.

Anyways, those seams don't look terrible. If they're going to bother you, go for a reseal, but it will really be cosmetic.

I'm ok with covering them with a sort of plastic edge piece I think would look nice and be cheap I just want to make sure the tank is safe