Are all silicones safe?

[Pufferfan]

I need to buy some to creat a dark grey to cover up some greatstuff foam i used to join some structures.

Ill post some pictures later of my project. its a 10g sand and rock. holds a little more than a gallon.

[Pufferfan]

I got some GE II 100% silicone.

[Jason]

NOPE NOPE NOPE . not all silicones are safe. you need to AVOID any and all with a " Mold inhibitor " .. Stick with GE I if you can find it. GE II is supposed to be good once its FULLY cured. just be safe and avoid anything not GE I or II

[Pufferfan]

woops...

I got GE II 100% cilicone and after using it i was reading to see how long it takes to cure and it says, "BioSeal, Mold and mildew product protection"

am i screwed?

[Layna]

hi and welcome. I've read online that GE II is perfectly safe once cured. If you call the GE company, they'll say the mold and mildew inhibitor has always been in the product, they just recently started wording it on their packaging as a marketing ploy. At least that's what I've read. Many viv builders will suggest the GE products and have no problems with it. I believe there are threads and the like on different viv sites. I am not sure which ones though. You can try dendroboard.com and look there.

Have fun and post pics!

[Pufferfan]

Awesome!

Heres a video and some pictures
Last night:


Today:
putting sand on the great stuff

[Pufferfan]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I washed the sand off and ewww.

It looks really bad (sorry no pics)
So im going to let it dry and the paint it.

I need to know what paints will work. i have no idea where to start.

[Green Ghost]

Your paint question...... paint

See the second post in the thread. It's got a link for paint.

I also didn't know that you could post vids on photobucket. I gotta try that. Sweet.

[froggsong]

Just to address it, I was able to find GE silicone I at walmart of all places... The kitchen and bathroom one has the mold inhibitor, but the door and window one does not (or at least makes ABSOLUTELY no mention of it anywhere on the packaging). They didn't have the black like I wanted, but they did have clear and white. I bought white so I can see it better. So instead of just looking at the home improvement stores, check and see if your local walmart or whatever carries it. They also had all three types of GS at almost 2 dollars cheaper a can.

[Pufferfan]

I got the window and door.

I have done alot, i even hid the filter now.

Ill make a new thread and get someupdate pictures later tonight.