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Geez thanks for scaring the crap out of me. Lol.

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Better to scare you to awareness- than to be at your house in my rubber boots with 10 other Marshians picking up coral, fish, and glass out of your carpet.

Honestly bro, I saw a guy teaching people how to build large tanks on YouTube with GE 1 window and door. That's just insane as there was obviously no regard to tensile, tear, shear, or peal strength. I'd be really really careful to look at your seams and see if all seams match in build quality of if there really was a panel reseal by a previous owner. If there was, I'd try to find out who and what silicone he used and his building ability. If you can't find that out, call your insurance company and up your insurance coverage to be on the safe side.

People always wanna dog Planet aquariums for their build quality, but I know their builder as he worked for DSA and has 30+ years under his belt. The tanks may not be Reef Savvy quality seams, but they aren't Reef Savvy priced either. Nor does it take 6 - 9 months to receive your tank.

I'm still a big fan of Miracles tanks. Head builder has been there since 1991. I know they use the squeeze method with spacers for an even consistent thickness. Then they use a pneumatic gun with 4,200 PSI for the inside seams. When you go through Barrels of Momentive RTV 108 or SCS 1200 silicione, you can tell a few stories about tanks failures and know what causes most of them.

Long story short!!!! AVOID buying any tank with resealed panels.
 

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Better to scare you to awareness- than to be at your house in my rubber boots with 10 other Marshians picking up coral, fish, and glass out of your carpet.

Honestly bro, I saw a guy teaching people how to build large tanks on YouTube with GE 1 window and door. That's just insane as there was obviously no regard to tensile, tear, shear, or peal strength. I'd be really really careful to look at your seams and see if all seams match in build quality of if there really was a panel reseal by a previous owner. If there was, I'd try to find out who and what silicone he used and his building ability. If you can't find that out, call your insurance company and up your insurance coverage to be on the safe side.

People always wanna dog Planet aquariums for their build quality, but I know their builder as he worked for DSA and has 30+ years under his belt. The tanks may not be Reef Savvy quality seams, but they aren't Reef Savvy priced either. Nor does it take 6 - 9 months to receive your tank.

I'm still a big fan of Miracles tanks. Head builder has been there since 1991. I know they use the squeeze method with spacers for an even consistent thickness. Then they use a pneumatic gun with 4,200 PSI for the inside seams. When you go through Barrels of Momentive RTV 108 or SCS 1200 silicione, you can tell a few stories about tanks failures and know what causes most of them.

Long story short!!!! AVOID buying any tank with resealed panels.

I have to strongly disagree. While you are correct that there are right ways and wrong ways to reseal a tank, I know several people with resealed tanks locally. Mine included. I believe it is good practice to have used tanks resealed while being sure the person doing the work is experienced and using the correct adhesive. If a tank was stored incorrectly or even moved incorrectly with old seals, that is a recipe for failure. Mark is correct in how to support the tank.
 
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Alright. Thanks for all y'alls input. I appreciate the info. I put a level on the tank and got it as close as I could and will fill it half way with water this evening. I'll double check level and wait a day to fill the rest of the way.

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