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Glue guns, do they polute tanks
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I'm new to this site and would appre' any advice on making my own rock decorations for my Tropical fish tank. I want to layer slate. Can I use a normal glue gun to stick them together or will the glue polute the water??  |
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Re: Glue guns, do they polute tanks
hot glue should be fine, just let it sit after heating for a day or 2 before putting it in your water, to let it cure completely
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Re: Glue guns, do they polute tanks
I have used it before with no problems.
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Re: Glue guns, do they polute tanks
Just about every decoration in LFS's use hot glue.
Also the feature of a glue stick in a hot glue gun, is that the cure time is pretty much as soon as it is cool to touch. There is no other chemical process or drying/evaporation of solvents. It is used in aquariums often, but it is not the best bond. So depending on the application other methods may be preferential.
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Re: Glue guns, do they polute tanks
With hot glue you just have to be careful what you glue because it will stick to rocks I have experimented with it and the second you put the rocks that have been glued it will fall apart so some cases I suggest you use AQUARIUM-SAFE silicone. For your case I suggest try then see what happens.
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Re: Glue guns, do they polute tanks
You can use Super-Glue a load of Reefkeepers use this to glue Fragged Corals to rocks, I wouldn't use a hot glue gun just because I'm not sure how it would work in the water, you can use Fish Tank Silicone then that way you won't be going wrong guarnteed.
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