Home Depot 2 part epoxy

[Tony the Fish]

Anyone try the two-part epoxy from Home Depot and Lowe's. They look exactly the same as the stuff made for aquariums. Wonder if the chemical makeup is the same.

 

[Yates273]

Are you talking about the white epoxy in the tube. If so that’s what I use along with gel super glue for my corals. No issues at all.

 

[William Mumford]

If you are taking about the sticks that you kneed together. I work where they make the stuff they make jb weld all the chemists that make 2 part epoxy tell me they would have a hard time ever thinking any of the 2 parts are aquarium safe. The products are made with many many other 2 part epoxy. Some of the sticks like quick copper 2 part epoxy have copper flaking in it. Other sticks have other metals. The cured 2 part is safest is what I was told but most definitely any uncured is a bad idea. I know that it is used in aquariums all the time but I read the formulas thinking I would never put that in my tank. I can get it for free and never use it if that helps. I cant show you formulas or tell you them because I will go to jail so you just have to believe me none of the ingredients are very good.

 

[GabeM]

JB waterweld is pretty much proven reef safe at this point if that is what you are getting at. I have not seen any white label epoxies at either of those stores.

 

[Tony the Fish]

Great info all, thank you

 

[reefwiser]

Started using this 30 years ago. Before it was a thing.