aquarium safe silicone``

[thirty6]

im sure its in MR someplace, but after 20 min of looking with the "search function" i give up.... i recently read that 100% silicone is aquarium safe.

then i read the back of the GE 100% silicone i bought and it says not aquarium safe..... is this obvious or am just overtired and need to go to sleep? thanks for input

 

[ryangrieder]

Honestly, just use all glass aquarium silicone If you want to be completely safe. Most lfs should carry it. If it says not safe, then do you want to take the chance?

 

[ecchybridLE]

Your over tired. Aquarium silicone is made for auaroums. That's why it smells like viniger. Not sure of make up composition, but I'm sure that regular home depot silicone is not fish safe.

 

[dj ze]

ge rtv100 series 108 clear is reef safe

 

[Og Drogon]

Honestly, just use all glass aquarium silicone If you want to be completely safe. Most lfs should carry it. If it says not safe, then do you want to take the chance?

++++++++1
I used the one that's suppose to be "aquarium safe"
GE 1 with out the mildew stuff and still the S$h&i@t turned yellow and all weird ...but nothing died ...but I will be changing everything around soon.


Fix Your Fin Or Get Your Fin Fixed!

 

[armani4o3]

I buy a tube of marineland never had a problem

 

[darod850]

I buy a tube of marineland never had a problem

+1 just ordered 2 tubes from drs for resealing my 150g

 

[akma]

I picked this up from home depot when I had to seal something:

http://www.homedepot.com/DAP/h_d1/N...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

 

[bad coffee]

The 'Type I*" and "Type II*" that you can get in the big tubes at HD/Lowes is not aquarium safe. IF (and it's a big if) you can find an old tube of "Type I" (WITHOUT THE "*") it doesn't say "not for aquarium use" on the back. I found a tube at a mom-and-pop hardware store a while back, but haven't seen any since.

When I built my 58 I used Perfecto Silicone. Works great, but the working time is only about 5 minutes. You gotta work quick with that stuff!

B

 

[thirty6]

thanks, it was type 1... ill pick up a tube at a lfs

 

[CONSTANTNE]

When I built my 58 I used Perfecto Silicone. Works great, but the working time is only about 5 minutes. You gotta work quick with that stuff!

B

Do you or anyone else know if all the aquarium silicones have fast curing/drying time?