reef safe silicone

[greg0385]

i need a tube of silicone to do my sump baffles, i have used the DAP screeze tubes but i really want to find the big tubes meant for the silicone guns. if you could tell me where i can find that.
thanks
greg

 

[Captain Nemo]

This sounds like a question for Troy Lee, PM him and ask, if he dosent chime in soon and anwser the question.

 

[swannyson7]

I know online retailers sell All glass reef safe silicone for use in a standard caulk gun. I've never seen any at home improvement stores of LFS, but maybe they do in TN

 

[Wy Renegade]

Home Depot carries GE type I or you can purchase the All-Glass Aquarium silicon from your LFS (found in LFS in both Wyoming and Montana ;) ).

 

[Paul_N]

+1 on HD and Lowes. Just make sure you get the GE type 1 like Renegade said. That is what I used when I made my sump.

 

[swannyson7]

+1 on HD and Lowes. Just make sure you get the GE type 1 like Renegade said. That is what I used when I made my sump.

I thought all the GE stuff had some sort of mold inhibitor in them which would be toxic to aquariums. When I looked at home depot, I couldn't find any pure silicone without all sorts of additives that I couldn't pronounce except for the small squeeze tubes of DAP

 

[Paul_N]

It's just GE type II that has the inhibitor the type I is good.

 

[greg0385]

i have used the DAP squeeze tubes but it took like 5 tubes to do a 55gallon sump and there were like 5 dollars a piece or more. would rather buy big tubes, and i worry about buying silicone having mold resistant or some type of chemical in it

 

[Paul_N]

GE Type I, no mold inhibitor and they are like $6 for the big tube to use in the gun. Used by many in the hobby.

 

[greg0385]

great will try it out, ge type I

 

[MimicOcto8]

oh man its GE type I not typeII. thanks for posting this i almost made a mess up. I could have swore it was type 2 so I bought that.