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Old 02-15-2010, 07:19 PM
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Just a quick suggestion on the silicone. Use the black or brown silicone colors. If you have a spot or two show through or some of the covering falls off, it will not stand out as bright yellow/white.

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I used the black GS for ponds and stone. If it falls off it wont really be noticable. I wanted to use some brown silicone for some GS vines I am going to try and make but they only had GE1 in clear and white. I didnt want to use GE2 because of the mold inhibitor.
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I cant find any GS products. Is it a brand i would find in the Uk? I can get hold of Polycell expansion foams, is this suitable? every expansion foam i have seen has a Cosh Harmful sign on the label. Is it rendered safe when cured? also, Would the outdoor expansion foams be safe? i should imagine there wouldnt be any water soluble harmful products from these.
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Hopefully one of the UK members will speak up, but I believe I've seen at least one of them link to GS available at one of the hardware chains in the UK. At any rate, what you're looking for is a polyurethane expanding foam. These should be inert once cured.
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Polycell Expanding Foam Polyfilla
This is what im going to use for my background i think. Any objections to me using this? as long as its cured properly it should be fine right?
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They don't really state what the product's made from- do you know?

I had a look at the MSDS sheet, but that's all Greek to me. Perhaps Beck might offer his advice. Have you had a look on dendroworld.co.uk or anything? Perhaps someone there might have some experience with this one.
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"A multi-purpose polyurethane foam for insulating gaps, filling cavities and voids."
Does that help? i havnt bought it yet and am finding difficulty locating anything online.
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i think that one is fine and i think i've seen it used before successfully. i do distinctly remember looking up pollyfilla for something but don't quite remember what for. i'd say i'm about 70% sure that's fine.

did a quick search... Paludarium Build

it's been used before, but i don't see an end result here... more searches on this and similar sites should result in something.
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Great Stuff Pond & Stone works very well and is non toxic about $10 a can
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