I used uncured mildew inhibiting silicone on my bulkheads that came into contact with my water over a few hours.

[T4ylor]

Ive drained the water, and removed the silicone where it was applied.
This is my first tank and im new to reef keeping, what do i need to do to make sure none of the chemicals affect my tank?
ive been told on reddit to replace all my rocks and sand, replace the fittings the silicone was on and run carbon.

 

[The_Paradox]

Was the silicone cured when you added water? If so you didn’t even need to remove it. If it wasn’t cured anything that didn’t die already will be fine.

 

[T4ylor]

it was not cured the silicone had only been applied a couple hours before hand. i have no fish in and havent even cycled my tank yet so i have no livestock at risk. My tank was filled with rodi water for a test run before i mixed in the salt, therefore i want to know whether my rocks and sand are contaminated and need to be removed as the silicone on the website says harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. ps i have already drained the water

 

[The_Paradox]

it was not cured the silicone had only been applied a couple hours before hand. i have no fish in and havent even cycled my tank yet so i have no livestock at risk. My tank was filled with rodi water for a test run before i mixed in the salt, therefore i want to know whether my rocks and sand are contaminated and need to be removed as the silicone on the website says harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. ps i have already drained the water

You’re fine. A million things to worry about with a new tank but this is not one of them.

 

[T4ylor]

really? i’ve been told by tons of people on reddit i need to remove every trace of where the silicone chemicals could have spread

 

[The_Paradox]

really? i’ve been told by tons of people on reddit i need to remove every trace of where the silicone chemicals could have spread

Yeah and almost half the country thinks the moon landings were faked, or 5um filters stop sub-micron viruses.

 

[piranhaman00]

really? i’ve been told by tons of people on reddit i need to remove every trace of where the silicone chemicals could have spread

Reddit is almost as bad as Fox News.

 

[T4ylor]

Reddit is almost as bad as Fox News.

ill stop using it for help, thanks

 

[T4ylor]

Yeah and almost half the country thinks the moon landings were faked, or 5um filters stop sub-micron viruses.

what would you say is the minimum i need to do for it to be safe when i add fish?

 

[The_Paradox]

what would you say is the minimum i need to do for it to be safe when i add fish?

Make sure salinity is good, no ammonia, temperature is correct, pumps and filters are in good working order. General tank cycling stuff.

 

[T4ylor]

Make sure salinity is good, no ammonia, temperature is correct, pumps and filters are in good working order. General tank cycling stuff.

so no worry about the silicone residue just standard water parameter

 

[TurboTang]

Reddit is almost as bad as Fox News.

I'm not a fan of fox news - but if I was going to compare Reddit to an opinion news source it would be much closer to msnbc