Will this epoxy be safe? PC-Marine

kpk · 10/06/2008, 06:20 PM

I got some of this stuff today at ace harware. Would it be reef safe? I read where some is and some isn't. Check it out.

Thanks

rick rottet · 10/07/2008, 10:36 AM

i believe that it is. i got some at the local hardware store about a week ago and used almost a whole stick of it to fix an overflow on a 210 gallon tank. the skimmers went nuts for about an hour or so, but other than that, there wasnt any effects to the inhabitants that i could observe. i have lots of little swimming larvaes, stomatella snails, limpets, amhipods, corals, bristle worms, even a few flat worms here and there. they are all still there.

jdolores · 10/07/2008, 03:04 PM

Our club and myself use it all the time. Usually, their sold out cause one of us buys it all. Just be carful using too much at once.

kpk · 10/07/2008, 03:14 PM

Cool sounds like it'll work. Why be careful about to much?

Is this the same thing you and your club use?

2farNorth · 10/07/2008, 04:44 PM

The main thing you want to look for is 'safe for Potable water'... I use the same brand, but a different product, I believe it's the "PC plumbing"

rick rottet · 10/08/2008, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kpk
Why be careful about to much?

i would assume jdolores was referring to the same fact i was... if you use a lot, it will make your skimmer go nuts and overflow for a while.

10/06/2008, 06:20 PM	#1
kpk Been Reefin' Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Elk City, OK Posts: 2,215	Will this epoxy be safe? PC-Marine I got some of this stuff today at ace harware. Would it be reef safe? I read where some is and some isn't. Check it out. Thanks __________________ Starting over!!! Rimless 90g 48.5x24.5x18 Planet Aquarium, PVC bottom, 1/2" glass, center external overflow, black back, barebottom, H&S skimmer, 40g sump, DIY stand, etc. http://www.reefcentral.com/ Current Tank Info: 90g Rimless in the works

10/07/2008, 10:36 AM	#2
rick rottet reefkeeper// propagator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: illinois Posts: 1,434	i believe that it is. i got some at the local hardware store about a week ago and used almost a whole stick of it to fix an overflow on a 210 gallon tank. the skimmers went nuts for about an hour or so, but other than that, there wasnt any effects to the inhabitants that i could observe. i have lots of little swimming larvaes, stomatella snails, limpets, amhipods, corals, bristle worms, even a few flat worms here and there. they are all still there. __________________ Beware the hobby that eats- Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 4 x 210 gallon prop system

10/07/2008, 03:14 PM	#4
kpk Been Reefin' Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Elk City, OK Posts: 2,215	Cool sounds like it'll work. Why be careful about to much? Is this the same thing you and your club use? __________________ Starting over!!! Rimless 90g 48.5x24.5x18 Planet Aquarium, PVC bottom, 1/2" glass, center external overflow, black back, barebottom, H&S skimmer, 40g sump, DIY stand, etc. http://www.reefcentral.com/ Current Tank Info: 90g Rimless in the works

10/07/2008, 03:04 PM	#3
jdolores Moved On Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 177	Our club and myself use it all the time. Usually, their sold out cause one of us buys it all. Just be carful using too much at once.

10/07/2008, 04:44 PM	#5
2farNorth Moved On Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upper Peninsula, Michigan Posts: 929	The main thing you want to look for is 'safe for Potable water'... I use the same brand, but a different product, I believe it's the "PC plumbing"