silicone, how soon

[mark]

I know the instructions on the tube says wait 48 hours before adding water, but what the soonest you've had water without problems?

Testing the new tank and getting micro bubbles from the skimmer into the tank, looks like they're just going under the baffles. Baffles now held in place by glass strips on the sides and sit up about 1/4" (from bead how sump was assembled).

Want to run a bead of silicone around the baffles to see if they stop.