Aquarium Safe Silicone

[silver]

I bought some plumbing pipe connectors to put in my new 29gln for a cave-type thing. Tonight I bought some of that silicone at Petco and some rocks. I used the better part of the whole tube making this thing.........is it still going to be safe??

It says to let sit for 24 hours to 48 hours. If I let it sit for 36 hours do you think it would be okay to put it in and see how it goes??


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[fishyjessie]

the longer you let it dry the better, and most poeple dont know that water draws out the moisture in the silicone, so if there is a dish of water in the tank, it will dry faster. still, better to let it sit for a while

 

[JAYJT]

Yep the longer you leave it the better but I'd say 36 hours is long enough...

 

[silver]

Thanks!!

Hey FishyJ., what do you mean by "if there is a dish of water in the tank",......it's FULL of water!!



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[lucky62]

the thicker it is the longer you should wait , the silicon will take longer to cure .
To bad they didn't make pvc pipe in colors to match tank decor .[ browm , green ] Hey , JAYJT , WE'LL SEND YOU MORE PICS SOON .

 

[nightlife20]

when useing silicon, if u drop a bit of wate ron it it dries quick.. well seals quicker... i found this out when i made a mistake an wanted to remover the sealent off... heh yeh well lets just say its still there now

 

[silver]

Thanks for the replies!!

I am sooooo happy with this cave thing that I made. I didn't know how it would turn out at first but it looks REALLY cool!!




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