Redo on tank's silicone

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    I read somewhere on this forum someone said they needed to resilicone their tank as the silicone has bubbles in. Here are some photos of mine. Think it needs a redo? The tank is quite old. Maybe 6 years.
     
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    Here are the pics

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    If its been going for 6 years with the bubbles from the start then why redo it? Why fix it if it aint broken? Unless the cosmetics are bothering you....
     
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    I don't know if the bubbles were there from the start :lol:
     
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    I would not do it with that tank. Silicon still looks good. You can may be think it over in say 6 years or so.

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    Concur! If it is not leaking then don't do anything!
     
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    Experts say to redo silicone on a glass tank every 10 years

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