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[boo]

Hi looking for some advice was cleaning the outside of my tank with a paper towel and some of the silicon came away. What do you guys think? Is my silicon failing

 

[JumboShrimp]

So rather than slowly pull away over time, this was a one-time 'event' where the act of rubbing along the glass tore off a piece of the silicone? And now there is a small silicone hollow divot?

 

[boo]

Yes exactly that

 

[UncommonSense]

Yes exactly that

This really shouldn’t be possible!

how old is this tank? I’ve only ever had that happen on a tank I assembled literally one day before, and the cavity was in silicone that still hadn’t hardened as I was cutting away excess….

 

[boo]

It a aqua one 90 3 months old

 

[UncommonSense]

It a aqua one 90 3 months old

Hmm… I’m not familiar with this brand…

Well, it’s a relatively small system at 90 liters (24 gallons)… and, based on the manufacturers photos, vs. yours… I’d say you have <2mm of depth gouged out of that seam!

The aquarium glass thickness calculator I typically use (Omni calculator) calls for 6mm glass for these tank dimensions, so we can assume >1/3 of the joint is compromised…

I’d say continue to run the tank, but mark the glass as viewed in the photo with a thin pen/sharpie around the gouge perimeter… — this gives you a visual reference of wether or not the gouge starts to become wider or deeper into the seam over time, indicating that the seam is starting to peel apart!

 

[boo]

Thank you for taking the time to look in to this I appreciate it

 

[JumboShrimp]

Given the circumstances of 'how' it happened, I think you are going to be OK.