Silicone?
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Topic: Silicone?
Posted By: Jerrick
Subject: Silicone?
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 1:47pm
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I haave my acrylic tank I am adding dividers to create my sump and was wondering what people use to bond their acrylic....I found some Epoxy that I was going to test that says it bonds to Ceramic, Stone, Wood, Metal, Glass, Tile, and most plastics.....it is Loctite brand, and says water and Solvent Resistant.... Then I would like to silicone the seams but do not know what brand is fish safe....can I just buy some at Lowes or Home depot???? Will they say aquarium Safe???
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 2:03pm
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Noooooo. Acrylic sump right? You need weldon. Like #3 or #4. I'm no help on where to get it in Logan but I'd definitely get a solvent and actually weld the acrylic dividers in to the sump.
Adam
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Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 2:07pm
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weld on is fish safe in case if you are wondering.
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Posted By: Jerrick
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 2:20pm
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Weld on.....where can i buy this?
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 2:32pm
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3571 South 300 West Salt Lake City, UT 84115 - (801) 262-6451
Open Weekdays 8am-5pm
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Posted By: Jerrick
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 2:44pm
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ANYWHERE up here in LOGAN????
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Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 3:03pm
You can use silicone to just add baffles... they might not be completly water tight but they work well, my sump has its baffles siliconed in and it has worked awesome. And the ge silicone 1 works great from lowes or home depot.
If this is. To build your sump box you have to use the weldon
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Posted By: Jerrick
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 5:09pm
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Thanks!!! I already have a 50 gallon Acrylic tank so it will be just to add the baffles! I will get the silicon! Thanks!!!
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Posted By: tcfab
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 5:42pm
Call around to some sign shops in logan and see if they have some you can buy off of them. Also Regional Supply delivers same day, I know to have something delivered to N.Ogden it is only 6 bucks that's cheaper then I could drive down there for it lol. I see their truck in Logan all the time.
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Posted By: vadryn
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 3:11pm
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I went to Bennets Glass and they gave me a syringe of it for free a few years ago when I needed to make a basic repair. Try them or another glass place. It's a common product, just need to find the right circles.
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