silicone tank seal peeling a bit

NateHanson

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on the inside corners of my 65g some of the silicone is a little ragged, I imagine from cleaning the glass. the bead is about 1/2 on each side of the seam, and about the last 1/8-1/4" is peeling up a bit in some places. Should I'm not really worried about it structurally, since it's all just where the silicone is really thin. But aesthetically, it's not the best. Should I cut 1/8" off the edge of it with a razor, so there's a clean edge, and so it doesn't continue to lift? If I do that should I re-silicone it, or would it be fine without more repair?

Tips?
 
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I tried trimming silicone like this and even a very sharp razor pulled more away from the glass, so be carefull. silicone doesn't stick to dry silicone, so adding more probably won't work unless there is some trick I don't know.
 
My 75 was like that as is my 60 and had no problems with eather of them but I dont know if there is any long term problems from it yet
 
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