It has been many many years since I was on the form. Hope it is still as active as before :-).
I am resealing a 30 g tank that had a pin drop leak last year. I already cleaned the tank and removed the old silicon on the inside of the tank.
I went to get silicon but although I found the DAP mono 100% silicon at Home Depot, it says on the back not recommended for extended underwater use. They have only one item marked aquarium safe but it is in small tubes.
I saw that a few on the form attempted to reseal their tanks so I wanted to ask if I can use the regular 100% silicon tubes from home depot or not? What did u use?
Hi Kyonis,
You can use any straight silicone. I have gotten the clear one from home depot or rona before.
It used to be called GE1, but they have changed it now and I don't know exactly what they call it anymore.
You can also get caulking gun tubes of aquarium silicone at Big Al's in clear or black for $19.99 (only a couple bucks more than the home depot these days.).
Jody
Thank you Jody,
I just found the GE selection 1 at Canadian Tire so I got a tube. I just finished applying it and hopefully it all goes well once dry. I'll wait until it cures before I test it.
Wish me luck :-)
Just an update. All worked out well and the fish are enjoying their tank for over a month now.
Quote from: Jody on September 14, 2024, 05:33:23 PMHi Kyonis,
You can use any straight silicone. I have gotten the clear one from home depot or rona before.
It used to be called GE1, but they have changed it now and I don't know exactly what they call it anymore.
You can also get caulking gun tubes of aquarium silicone at Big Al's in clear or black for $19.99 (only a couple bucks more than the home depot these days.).
Jody
Will Big Al gets black tubes soon?
Quote from: CarlP on October 29, 2024, 12:57:08 PMWill Big Al gets black tubes soon?
Big Al's do have black silicone in stock presently
Quote from: charlie on October 30, 2024, 06:56:41 PMBig Al's do have black silicone in stock presently
The big tube of ASI?