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Posted: November 17 2006 at 8:23am |
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Has onyone used this to make a sump?
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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
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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.
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Posted: November 17 2006 at 12:31pm |
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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.
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Posted: November 28 2006 at 1:50pm |
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?
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Posted: November 28 2006 at 8:19pm |
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silicone II will work great for securing dividers inside a glass tank
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Posted: November 29 2006 at 11:58am |
 Gahlenfr wrote:
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. |
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.
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Posted: November 29 2006 at 5:11pm |
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60g Cube, 30g sump/refugium, 1 250W MH, 2 24" T5's
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