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jamal-188
08/18/2006, 07:25 AM
I'm going to sillicone my starboard into my tank tomorrow morning, how long do I really have to wait until I can fill the tank up? Directions say films over in 5 minutes, dries in 24 hours, wait 48 to add water and fully cures in 7 days(this is the actual aquariuim sealant, but I'll probably go with dome Home Depot stuff)

gfk
08/18/2006, 07:32 AM
i waited a couple hours with the stuff i used... it was DAP aquarium silicone

curtisvill
08/18/2006, 07:42 AM
I think that if it says it fully cures in 7 days, then I would wait 7 days. No sense in rushing it.

Yonghui
08/18/2006, 07:46 AM
I used the Home Depot stuff to glue baffles into the sump. Waited 24 hours for it to cure before I put the sump into full service. Anything less than that will probably be dangerous, esp. if the glued piece has to hold against some water pressures...

jamal-188
08/18/2006, 07:48 AM
Well it's just holding the starboard to the bottom of the tank...so I think I'd be a little safer than I re-sealed the tank or something. I was hoping to get my 72g switched over to this tank this weekend...

demos10
08/18/2006, 04:22 PM
used silicone to put baffles in my 30 gal sump.filled it up and running in ~12 hours

Ne0eN
08/18/2006, 04:32 PM
Depends on the silicone. Usually 24 hours should do it.

-- Rob

rhiggsbear
08/18/2006, 04:58 PM
I'm going to sillicone my starboard into my tank

where are you using the silicone? On the edges and/or the bottom?

sherm71tank
08/18/2006, 05:28 PM
It depends on how thick you lay it on. If you keep it to a thin layer then 24 hours will work. If you put it on over 1/4" thick then I would wait a few days to be safe. I would also recommend that you seal all the way around the starboard to prevent any detritus from getting under it.

jamal-188
08/19/2006, 08:26 AM
I only sealed around the edges of the starboard to keep detritus from getting under it. I didn't seal the bottom just incase I would ever want to remove it. I did it friday night so I think I may wait until sunday morning just to be safe. I'll let everyone know how it worked out :)