Aquarium Safe Silcon

[Bala Sharker]

can u get it in a normal hard ware or do ya get it in the lfs

how much should it be

is slate from the garden centre tank safe too i want to create some caves for my fish

 

[fluttermoth]

You usually have to go to your LFS for sealant; most of the stuff they sell in DIY stores has fungicides in it. It's quite expensive, but it depends what you need it for. I paid about £4 for a small tube to seal a leak in one of my tanks; if you wanted to re-seal a whole tank it would be more (but less per ml, if you know what I mean!)

Slate from the garden centre, however, is normally fine. Just look it over to make sure it's got no metallic-looking veins running through it, and soak it, maybe in a salt solution, for a few days before rinsing well and using; just to kill off any snails or fungus or anything like that that may be on it.

 

[Bignose]

If you can find one in the hardware store without dyes or fungicides, then it is the same stuff. The stuff in the LFS is normally marked up 3 or 4 times what a hardware store will list it for.

 

[Bala Sharker]

the silicon is to stick the slate together to create the caves is that the stuff i use or is it somethin else

 

[bodge99]

Hello,

I get mine from the local glaziers.. Aquatic safe for £4.50 for a 310ml cartridge.

Bodge99