Sump Help needed

kamla · 01/25/2006, 08:11 AM

Sump Help needed

Hi guys,
I need to glue some baffles in my sump.
I went to HD and they have so many different types of silicone.

Which one should I get?

Thanks

acrocrazy · 01/25/2006, 08:24 AM

use aquarium silicone only...you should be able to find it at your lfs

kamla · 01/25/2006, 08:33 AM

The silicone @ the LFS is 12 $ for a small tube, I will need at least 2 to do my job.
For a 10 gal sump this is not very cost effective.

Plus a lot people here on RC have used silicone from HD without any problems.

Thanks for you input though

acrocrazy · 01/25/2006, 09:53 AM

you can use 795 but........aquarium silicone is alot bettter...i build custom tanks for a living and use the aquarium silicone with better results

Hopestar075 · 01/25/2006, 09:59 AM

I bought the door and window 100% silicone..... do not get the silicone #2.... If you read the back the silicone #2 will say do not use on aquariums and the other silicone will not.. I have asked the same question previously and that is the answer that I recieved so therefore I bought it and have had no problems. By the way it is half the cost of aquarium silicone!! Yea!

kamla · 01/25/2006, 10:11 AM

thanks guys...

Palancar · 01/25/2006, 10:51 AM

Glass or acrylic?

toxqc · 01/25/2006, 11:21 AM

GE silicone I windows and doors Transparent is aquarium safe

01/25/2006, 08:11 AM	#1
kamla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 489	Sump Help needed Sump Help needed Hi guys, I need to glue some baffles in my sump. I went to HD and they have so many different types of silicone. Which one should I get? Thanks

01/25/2006, 09:59 AM	#5
Hopestar075 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 202	I bought the door and window 100% silicone..... do not get the silicone #2.... If you read the back the silicone #2 will say do not use on aquariums and the other silicone will not.. I have asked the same question previously and that is the answer that I recieved so therefore I bought it and have had no problems. By the way it is half the cost of aquarium silicone!! Yea! __________________ Just keep swimming! Current Tank Info: 55 gal. fresh water cichlid tank/ 10 gal. hospital tank/ 65 gal. soon to be reef tank

01/25/2006, 08:24 AM	#2
acrocrazy Registered Member. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Huntington Station Posts: 246	use aquarium silicone only...you should be able to find it at your lfs

01/25/2006, 08:33 AM	#3
kamla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 489	The silicone @ the LFS is 12 $ for a small tube, I will need at least 2 to do my job. For a 10 gal sump this is not very cost effective. Plus a lot people here on RC have used silicone from HD without any problems. Thanks for you input though

01/25/2006, 09:53 AM	#4
acrocrazy Registered Member. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Huntington Station Posts: 246	you can use 795 but........aquarium silicone is alot bettter...i build custom tanks for a living and use the aquarium silicone with better results

01/25/2006, 10:11 AM	#6
kamla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 489	thanks guys...

01/25/2006, 10:51 AM	#7
Palancar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bloomsbury, NJ Posts: 165	Glass or acrylic?

01/25/2006, 11:21 AM	#8
toxqc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gatineau, Québec, canada Posts: 91	GE silicone I windows and doors Transparent is aquarium safe