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Keelo Major


Posts: 899 Location: Springdale, AR Favorite Fish:: Mollys, BN plec, and Thoracochromis brauschi
 | Subject: Aquatic Silicon 1/15/2011, 10:43 pm | |
| found this threw a show guppy website they had a top bar link to it.... sounds interesting but there is no way to actually buy it? i guess you have to e-mail or call whick kinda makes me uneasy about it. What do you guys think?
http://www.fullredguppy.com/silicone.html
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Elrollo Major


Posts: 870 Location: Virginia Beach Favorite Fish:: Blue Acaras...first fish I ever breed still have a soft spot for them
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/15/2011, 10:46 pm | |
| check out dap 100% silicon a little more expensive than GE1 but comes in big tubes and is safe for aquariums...says it right on the label. I called customer service just to make absolutley positive it is good for fish tanks and the answer was yes...they recommend an additional 24-48 hours of curing than that of average household usage. Only place I have found it is at ACE hardware |
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Keelo Major


Posts: 899 Location: Springdale, AR Favorite Fish:: Mollys, BN plec, and Thoracochromis brauschi
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/15/2011, 10:52 pm | |
| Cool! i dont need a big tube though though maybe a big tube would be helpfull for others i have a very small shatter spot in my tank but maybe i will buy a bigger tube and then i wont have to worry about silicon for probably the rest of my life. |
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Elrollo Major


Posts: 870 Location: Virginia Beach Favorite Fish:: Blue Acaras...first fish I ever breed still have a soft spot for them
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/15/2011, 10:53 pm | |
| Silcon tubes go bad in about 1 year after they are opened ...with a cap on they still seem to harden...they also sell the smaller 4oz tubes like you see at the LFS |
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Holey Rock of Texas Moderator


Posts: 6274 Location: Dallas, TX Favorite Fish:: shellys
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/15/2011, 11:00 pm | |
| just use GE1. it is 100% silisone and half the cost. do not get the one with bioseal in it tho. **********USAfishbox.com************* www.holeyrockoftexas.com |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 7:07 am | |
| Remember also shatters well spread and they weaken the glass so you can have a blow out ( that side of the aquarium will burst and the whole inside will be all over the floor) I recommend replacing the glass. |
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Holey Rock of Texas Moderator


Posts: 6274 Location: Dallas, TX Favorite Fish:: shellys
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 8:19 am | |
| good catch vixen. i would not even chance it if it has shatter spots!!! **********USAfishbox.com************* www.holeyrockoftexas.com |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 8:26 am | |
| Some spots like that are ok..... can you get a good pic of it?
75% of my tanks have dings in the corners, it all depends on placement and severity.
I 2nd the GE I window and door, its what I use. I put a tight fitting screw in the opening and that makes for an excellent seal and it will last much longer. |
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Keelo Major


Posts: 899 Location: Springdale, AR Favorite Fish:: Mollys, BN plec, and Thoracochromis brauschi
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 9:07 am | |
| yeah the shatter is pretty small in length and about halfway thre the glass on depth its on a corner. I think it will be fine if i cake on the silicon and be gentle with it aka no banging on the glass if i get excited |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 9:12 am | |
| hope it's not a bottom corner. It's the pressure from water that makes the m continue to spread. Just watch it closely take this from some who had a bedroom full of water. |
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Keelo Major


Posts: 899 Location: Springdale, AR Favorite Fish:: Mollys, BN plec, and Thoracochromis brauschi
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 9:47 am | |
| Hey ive had alot of the same advice already:) i think it should be fine and i will watch it close. Its not a bottom corner, what i ment by corner was where teh glass meets its about mid tank i bought it like this but petco told me that they wont take it back if its been "used". I didnt realie the crack at first or i wouldnt have bought it. Even if they would take it back i dont know where i could store my gravel plants and fish so im chancing it and going to cake on that silicon :) |
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MarkM Lieutenant Colonel


Posts: 1324 Location: Prairieville, LA Favorite Fish:: If it swims and has fins and gills, I like it.
 | Subject: Re: Aquatic Silicon 1/16/2011, 11:51 am | |
| What size tank is it? I myself wouldn't chance it if it is indeed shattered. I have alot of tanks that are chipped with no issues. Better to be safe than sorry. |
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