I used mold armor silicone for a paludarium

[Owen12345]

Will mold armor silicone leak chemicals into the water? I will have plants and shrimp and crabs at the bottom once I insert the background in but the background will be above the water. The background will get wet eventually while watering/misting the plants I wouldn't want to see the chemicals kill everything. I plan on letting it cure for a week maybe even another. Any help thanks

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

https://images.thdstatic.com/catalog/pdfImages/ca/cac3404f-fe46-4821-8224-e62414d09375.pdf

 

[Dburr1014]

Will mold armor silicone leak chemicals into the water? I will have plants and shrimp and crabs at the bottom once I insert the background in but the background will be above the water. The background will get wet eventually while watering/misting the plants I wouldn't want to see the chemicals kill everything. I plan on letting it cure for a week maybe even another. Any help thanks

I would not use that.
Mold inhibiters are not good for your system.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Looking through the SDS above- you should be alright, but Dburr1014 is right, you should generally try to avoid silicones with mold inhibitors.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Will mold armor silicone leak chemicals into the water? I will have plants and shrimp and crabs at the bottom once I insert the background in but the background will be above the water. The background will get wet eventually while watering/misting the plants I wouldn't want to see the chemicals kill everything. I plan on letting it cure for a week maybe even another. Any help thanks

not good for SW. Also what substrate is that? doesn't look great for SW. Driftwood isn't the best for SW either.

 

[afrokobe]

I dont think its for saltwater since it is for a paludarium... unless you are building a saltwater paludarium!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I’ve always been advised not to use mold inhibiting silicone for any fishtank. I look for nsf rated cone

 

[SlugSnorter]

Will mold armor silicone leak chemicals into the water? I will have plants and shrimp and crabs at the bottom once I insert the background in but the background will be above the water. The background will get wet eventually while watering/misting the plants I wouldn't want to see the chemicals kill everything. I plan on letting it cure for a week maybe even another. Any help thanks

Sidenote: SW palladiums are either muddy mangrove swamps, or tidal pools. Both have various challenges best left to experienced SW hobbyists

 

[Owen12345]

Thx for all your replies I ripped it and cut it off to be safe. little left is still on I'll get the rest off tomorrow. Yeah it's freshwater coco fiber was silicone to the background the wood is spiderwood.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Thx for all your replies I ripped it and cut it off to be safe. little left is still on I'll get the rest off tomorrow. Yeah it's freshwater coco fiber was silicone to the background the wood is spiderwood.

will this be the substrate? that may cause some issues, both nutrient and otherwise. SW fish and inverts need different environments than FW ones

if making a mangrove swamp, get some mangrove propagules and some live mud and sand for the substrate.

 

[Owen12345]

will this be the substrate? that may cause some issues, both nutrient and otherwise. SW fish and inverts need different environments than FW ones

if making a mangrove swamp, get some mangrove propagules and some live mud and sand for the substrate.

No lol its the background

 

[SlugSnorter]

No lol its the background

oh nvm lol.