Acrylic welding with Methylene Chloride

[Bryan]

Yes, if you dumped Methlylene Chloride directly into your tank their MAY be a problem When using to glue acrylic once it evaporated nothing is left. It simply melts the acrylic allowing a extremely strong joint. Methylene Chloride isn't the safest substance and you should not inhale it or allow it to get on your skin. Long term exposure has been linked to bladder cancer.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Yes, if you dumped Methlylene Chloride directly into your tank their MAY be a problem

Ya, as long as you don't use it underwater, you're fine. Not sure that there is anything you could use in it's place. I've built skimmers and reactors for years with it, and acrylic tanks are built with it. I'm guessing guy at shop has been sniffing it

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya, as long as you don't use it underwater, you're fine. Not sure that there is anything you could use in it's place. I've built skimmers and reactors for years with it, and acrylic tanks are built with it. I'm guessing guy at shop has been sniffing it

Or covering his company's butt in case something happens, he can claim that he told you before that it was NOT "reef-safe". I've used weld-on and never had a contamination issue.

[WarDog]

Thanks for the info guys, it's put me at ease. Brad is right, he's probably covering his butt and doing a little sniffing on the side.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Brad is right, he's probably covering his butt and doing a little sniffing on the side.

No, I just said the sniffing part I imagine he's a new reefer that read something on the internet. Covering butts requires documentation, not a sales clerk mentioning something.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

No, I just said the sniffing part

My bad. Perhaps I should put the lid back on the bottle. Here's their documentation: http://goindustrial.ca/index.php/en/...ne-chloride-mc

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by WarDog

My bad. Perhaps I should put the lid back on the bottle. Here's their documentation: http://goindustrial.ca/index.php/en/...ne-chloride-mc

Probably just don't leave it open all day, and don't drink it. For gluing a couple things together, it's not going to kill you. Gasoline probably has a very similar data sheet, but we stand over it pumping it into our cars without worrying about it