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Nemo
12/11/1999, 01:08 PM
Does anyone know of a reef safe epoxy that can be bought at the local hardware store?
Thanks,
Nemo

Doug1
12/11/1999, 02:33 PM
Theres a plumbers epoxy sold at "true value hardware" it comes in a blue and white box, for about $3 a tube

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I reefed,so I spent,it would have been cheaper to do it right the first time.........Doug@thereeftank
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Larry M
12/11/1999, 03:27 PM
yessir, that would be the stuff called "Harvey's underwater epoxy".


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Doug1
12/11/1999, 09:12 PM
thanks Larry that should be a little easier to find :), Doug

Nemo
12/12/1999, 08:48 AM
Thanks Doug1 and Larry. My acropora frags thank you too!
Nemo

KA
12/13/1999, 11:22 AM
Just a quick warning.... Make sure you get "plumbers epoxy" and not "plumbers putty". Back a year or so ago, a reefer on one of the boards made this mistake and killed his tank. Seems the "putty" has all kinds of nasty chemicals in it. HTH,
KA

Larry M
12/13/1999, 06:07 PM
Yes, good point. Harvey's makes plumber's putty too, although it doesn't come in a tube. They also make pipe joint compound. Both are oil-based, and would be a very nasty thing to add to a reef tank.

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Larry M

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