E6000 In Aquarium

[malfunction]

I've been searching for an adhesive to bond plastic to glass and came across this. Has anyone had any experience of using this in an aquarium?

Thanks.

 

[Ch4rlie]

You can use any superglue as long as is 100% cyanoacrylate.
 
i cannot find this to be the case with E6000 to be honest, so am not 100% on that for aquarium use.

 

[DrRob]

http/www.eclecticproducts.com/_msds/e6000_english.pdf
 
There's a nice long section on aquatic toxicity of it's primary ingredient. Tells you toxic levels and duration of exposure for 50% life loss.
 
It also lists as mildly water soluble.
 
Personally, I'd tend to avoid, but it may be my being overprotective.

 

[Ch4rlie]

That is excellent DrRob, I was trying to look for something like that for E6000.
 
Seems to contain mostly Tetrachloroethylene, which I personally would avoid for use in aquaria, thats just me though.

 

[malfunction]

Thanks for the info guys. Apparently, some reefers use it to repair their sumps so I wonder if it's only toxic before it cures.

Although superglue is aquarium safe, I'm not sure how effective it will be. I need a watertight bond between glass and a PVC pond liner - any ideas?