GE 100% silicone for sump?
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Topic: GE 100% silicone for sump?
Posted By: frugalreef
Subject: GE 100% silicone for sump?
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 8:23am
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Has onyone used this to make a sump? ------------- 90,55,10, gallon reef MI 48317 |
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Posted By: bbeck4x4
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 8:33am
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as long as it does not have the "bio-guard" in it it is fine I have used it, look for window and door trim. otherwise it seems that the bio guard is in everthing, also you want the ge silicone II ------------- Family Portraits /Google trusted Photographer for Google Maps for Businesses |
Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 11:10am
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Always read the warning. Most times it will say not for aquarium use, but there is one GE silicon that can be used safely and lacks this warning. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |
Posted By: Gahlenfr
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 12:31pm
| Are you going to use this on Acrylic or Glass? My experience with silicone on acrylic has not been stellar. It has worked great of course with glass. It could have been by prep on the acrylic but since it is easy to glue to itself I did not investigate further. |
Posted By: BILLYBOB
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 1:50pm
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what if im putting acrylic baffels inside a glass tank to separate the skimmer, refuge, pump, ect...
Is there a good glue for both glass and acrylic? ------------- BILLY BOB 916-5000 |
Posted By: Marcus
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 8:19pm
| silicone II will work great for securing dividers inside a glass tank |
Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: November 29 2006 at 11:58am
Gahlenfr is correct. Do not use silicone to make a acrylic sump. Weldon should be used for these applications, but as Marcus mentioned silicone works fine for acrylic inserts in a glass sump. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |
Gahlenfr wrote:Posted By: Broman
Date Posted: November 29 2006 at 5:11pm
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I'm pretty new to the hobby myself, but I made removable baffles using EPDM rubber weatherstripping after reading this thread: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14679 - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14679
They've worked great so far (2 months). I love being able to move the baffles when I need to, and if you mess up any calculations on clearance, it's easy to fix. ------------- 60g Cube, 30g sump/refugium, 1 250W MH, 2 24" T5's Ogden |