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CKreef
02/23/2007, 02:12 PM
We can no longer get thorite. This is what I was told today. BASF has stopped making it and the company I was ordering from can not find any. Sorry about the bad news. I still plan on doing the pillar project. I will just use some aquamend to bond some smaller rocks together. Chris
danieljames
02/23/2007, 02:35 PM
Are you just wanting to bond rocks?

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/nftt/index.php
Fanof49ASU
02/23/2007, 02:50 PM
Great Stuff is awesome! But beware, it does expand.
c_stowers
02/23/2007, 03:01 PM
Great stuff is a good product for filling holes in walls and insulating walls, etc., but I don't think I would put that stuff in my reef tank. Here is the link to the MSDS:

http://www2.itap.purdue.edu/msds/docs/7079.pdf

The liquified petro gas may not completely vaporize during the curing process, contaminating your reef tank with hydrocarbons. I guess enough activated carbon may take care of the issue, but I still wouldnt recommend it.
SRT80
02/23/2007, 03:01 PM
Yea, when I try to do a pillar, I'm just gonna use rods and get the aquamend to glue rubble in places to fill in.

Steve
crumbletop
02/23/2007, 03:30 PM
bummer...
Kalied20
02/23/2007, 03:34 PM
Thorite SUCKS!
CKreef
02/23/2007, 03:42 PM
you mean BASF sucks lol
Kalied20
02/23/2007, 03:45 PM
YEA, THAT TOO.....

Let me know when you are still going to try it....I will be there.
crumbletop
02/24/2007, 01:23 PM
Well I'm going to try out Quikcrete Quikwall. They had some at Lowe's for around $15/50 lbs. According to one of those threads I had posted, it works the same as Thorite. It may be a month or two before I can get to this as a project, but I'd love a pillar or two in my tank :D
CKreef
02/24/2007, 01:42 PM
which lowes did you find it at?
crumbletop
02/24/2007, 04:46 PM
I went to the one in Franklin near cool springs.
pitbullpooch
02/28/2007, 12:08 AM
i just seen a thread where a guy used thorite to make his pillars. I pm'ed him and said they do sell it still but they quit making the quick setting thorite. the only thorite they sell now sets in 10-15 minutes which he said worked good still. he said it is $35-45 a bag but it goes a long way. anyways hes gonna pm me back thursday when he goes back to work where he has the receipt to give me the exact cost and the website he ordered it from. Ill post the info here just incase you guys are still looking for some.
pitbullpooch
03/01/2007, 11:16 AM
heres the link to the site to buy it. It went up some but like the guy who gave me the link said it goes a long way so a group of people can go in on it. he paid 5 bucks shipping but he lives closer to the company so i have know idea what shipping would cost.

http://www.whitecapdirect.com/store/worker?request=GetProduct&productID=171THORITE60&destination=%2Fstore%2Fproduct-v2.0.jsp