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If it's GE, I wouldn't risk it. Too many people having problems with it lately.
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That stuff above cleary says " for kitchen and bath " and i was under the impression that they had always used some sort of mold resistance in that variety . whether it was ge 1 or ge 2
i just rebuilt my sump and tank with GE silicon 1 . " for windows and doors" Clearly says on the bottle " safe for contact with food " And absolutly no mention of any sort of mold / mildew bs . I am still weeks away from adding water to the system , but have no intention on cutting it appart to redo . See what happens . |
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How soon after using GE II are people having crashes?
a friend of mine just started up a new system ....and I told him to use it for his sump .......system has been up and running for close to 3 months now.
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http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?p=793921
I had created a topic regarding aquarium safe silicone on another forum but it has value for SW too so I'll post that same topic here. Hope someone finds it of benefit. |
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I've written several articles on the topic over the years and while I'm not going to post any of them I will post a couple of excerpt that cover what are IMO the largest misconceptions.
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I used it anyway and over the years I built, repaired, modified 100's of tanks. I got away with it until I tackled a 180 gallon and I experienced my first seam split. The SCS1200 that Grizz mentioned is a 100% silicone construction adhesive designed for use by professional glaziers. Because of the level of damage a failed tank can do I've always taken the approach that if I need to explain it than you are not qualified to do it so I do not recommend any particular product. In house the only product we use is SCS1200. It retails for $10 a tube and flows like silk when a quality caulk gun is used. I've personally used it on over 50 salt water aquariums up to 240 gallons. |
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Thank you Wildexpressions.
Very clear to me now sealant vs adhesive |
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I ordered some SCS1200 from one of our sponsors. What a difference. Great silicone. Biggest diff is almost no smell. With the other from lumber store that I have used for many years and never had a problem, but it has the strong silicone smell.
Great stuff and a
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I used 2 tubes of it with no issues ..
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