Silicone seal failing?

[Chromobotia]

haha thats probably because I know many people seem to think that a tank will fail after a few years with no reseal.

I have never had a tank fail (touches wood) and never resealed.

I have had several tanks go almost 20 years before I sold them with no reseal.

now, the catch being that my tanks were all purchased new and not drained and filled, they pretty much stayed full the whole 20 years.

the point being that often over time the outer edges of the silicone can come off via pleco rasping and algae scrubbing, but that doesn't mean the tank is at risk of failure.

There's some reassuring words there. My 150's silicone looks exactly as the OP's does but since I'm in the process of upgrading, it really doesn't matter but it's still nice to know that it probably won't leak.

There are horror stories out there about tank failures, we've all heard them. I that if you look hard enough to find something wrong with the tank, you probably will becasue it is our nature to fear the worst. I think the fear of tank failure is like yelling "fire" in a crowed room. Everyone will panic for the exits even though noone has seen any smoke or fire.