55 Gallons of Eye Candy

That was my thinking as well. Never hurts to ask.

 

If you go to wal-mart and get silicone it can and will wipe out a tank. Tanks have a different type of silicone than you use around the house.

 

Updated pictures for all to enjoy.

 

Been using GE silicone I for years on my FW tanks never an issue ..

Make sure it's the BLUE Window and door tube though and NOT the RED Kitchen and Bath.

 

One more pic...

 

Looks like your back on track! Nice work.

 

Nice pics, congrats on getting the tank up and going again.

 

Few more pics...

 

Please, before the tang police bark at me for putting a tang in a 55 gallon system, let me explain...
I bought my blue hippo two days ago, it is doing really good in my system. It is 1 1/2" long (same size as my clowns). I understand that I am walking a fine line with putting this fish in a 55. As it matures and gets bigger, I will most likely put it on Craigslist for FREE TO A GOOD HOME. Who knows, maybe I'll have a bigger system in the future and able to move it there.
Does anyone agree that this is a good plan???

 

At this time the size of the fish is appropriate for the size of the tank. You're well aware of the need for a large tank down the line when the fish gets larger.

If the fish looks healthy, has adequate room for it's size I see no problems. There is a place for reminders regarding min tank requirements for tangs, but this situtation does not apply, you have a handle on it.