resealing an aquarium(sigh)

[koh the face stealer]

i have a 30 hex that had tons of leaks on the sides.i removed all the old sealant and applied a double coat of the new sealant between the glass sides,let dry,another layer on the inside smoothed over and one on the outside.it was fish safe silicon sealant made by dap.before i through away the empty sealant tube i read it again and some words just jumped out at me,"not for use on aquariums exceeding the height of eighteen inches".
SOOOOONNNNN OFFFFFF AAA BEEEEEEAAAAACHHHHH INN WIIINTTERRRR!!!!!!
i gave it 48 hours to dry and couldnt smell the sealant anymore.i filled it outside and the tank held water for 72hours with no leaks or exploding.

is it safe or do i need to go through the whole PITA process again with a different sealant and post this in that mess up forum?

 

[koh the face stealer]

heres the tank with my catfish in it.

 

[Petahhd]

LOL

 

[koh the face stealer]

hahaha crazy cat think im making it for her.
but seriously though i dont want this tank exploding in my daughters room.
if it holds water for more 72 hours can it be trusted??

 

[muffywrx]

heres the tank with my catfish in it.

way overstocked

 

[aclockworkorange]

They put that on the label to avoid lawsuits. You should be totally fine if it passes the leak test.

 

[Tri-Fisher]

agreed, if 100% silicone can hold my 180 together again I feel your hex will be good. Fill it up!

 

[Asianleful]

Yeah I agree with ACWO, just some precautionary things the company does. The tank should be fine, fill her up!

 

[koh the face stealer]

way overstocked

sweet thanks,i was goin insane thinking about this..
hmm what should i put in it???
im new to the hobby of fish.i know what kind of reptiles id put in it,but not fish.is there like,arboreal fish or is it just top,middle and bottom dwellers?

 

[fhawk362]

Youre just going to want a smaller fish, something like a figure 8 puffer(brackish) or some dwarf puffers(pure freshwater), hex's always make good salt tanks for smaller fish like clowns, nice center of liverock and corals looks great and allows the fish to swim around and hide in it.