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Old 11-07-2010, 07:37 AM
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Exclamation HELP!! wrong sealent used in construction

Hi,

I have been building a WTF Paludarium and have used the wrong sealant in its construction. My background is EpiWeb, I have picked / cut off all the sealant I can see but am concerned that there may still be residue left behind or that some of the sealant may have fallen into the middle of the Epiweb where I can’t see it.

I contacted the sealant manufacturer and they told me that the sealant I had used was defiantly not safe to use for Vivariums / Aquariums.

what I want to know is now that all visible sign of the sealant are gone how dangerous will it be to WTF if I put them in it in a month or 2 once I have cleaned it again and cycled the water by repeatedly changing it?

The EpiWeb background is expensive and I don’t want to buy replacement if it is avoidable.

Any help / advice would be greatly received.

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Old 11-07-2010, 09:16 AM
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first off what type of sealant was it?
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Hi,

it was Bon-it Rainmate

Bond IT
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hmmm... dunno... wouldn't test it on my animals.

i would just consider that setup a terrarium, unfortunately.
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