Silicone in bucket...?

shiva71

shiva71

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Hiya
I have a nice big disk airstone, but its leaking a lot of air from the baseplate, ie not all the air is getting pushed through the stone. I thought i could seal it with silicone but im not sure about this, i dont know if the silicone might cause issues?
What do you think?
Cheers!
 
Get the silicone sealer from a pet store that's used for aquariums and that should be for sure OK for hydro use.

Or check for food safe silicone at hardware stores maybe.

:peace:
 
shiva71 said:
Hiya
I have a nice big disk airstone, but its leaking a lot of air from the baseplate, ie not all the air is getting pushed through the stone. I thought i could seal it with silicone but im not sure about this, i dont know if the silicone might cause issues?
What do you think?
Cheers!
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Buy a New Air Stone they are Cheap, I like the really small ones they match up great with small air pumps
 
Well a new 13cm diameter stone is about €20 and im fookin skint at the mo so if i can fix something this is the way...but i dunno. Something is telling me the silicone turns the water funky somehow...thanks for answers!
 
shiva71 said:
Hiya
I have a nice big disk airstone, but its leaking a lot of air from the baseplate, ie not all the air is getting pushed through the stone. I thought i could seal it with silicone but im not sure about this, i dont know if the silicone might cause issues?
What do you think?
Cheers!
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Silicone is completely safe to use once cured.

On the other hand, a tube of silicone may be more expensive than an airstone
 
Billy the Mountain said:
Silicone is completely safe to use once cured.

On the other hand, a tube of silicone may be more expensive than an airstone
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and on the third hand, he may have a tube of silicone adhesive/sealant in front of him.:mrgreen:
seems like a hot glue gun could also work...maybe.

I stay away from epoxies and things that could leech into the nutes.
 
As long as most of the air is going thru the stone maybe it's fine to leave it as it is.

I just installed a 12" diameter air diffuser in my dugout and it rocks the air out there but cost me $160Can. The air pump in my basement feeding it thru a 1/2" line underground is way overkill for anything other than a 10,000gal rez. lol

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A week after installing it the hole had grown so big I damn near lost the boat! This was just a few days ago.

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:peace:
 
Yeah i got silicone so theres no cost there. I dunno something went severely tits up on my last grow, it seemed like i had everything dialled in - pH, ppm, RH, temps, but this plant just fucking went all brown and crispy and just died slowly...any i cant really discount the possibility it was the silicone in the airstone.
I probably wont risk it.
Cheers!
 
shiva71 said:
Yeah i got silicone so theres no cost there. I dunno something went severely tits up on my last grow, it seemed like i had everything dialled in - pH, ppm, RH, temps, but this plant just fucking went all brown and crispy and just died slowly...any i cant really discount the possibility it was the silicone in the airstone.
I probably wont risk it.
Cheers!
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Silicone shouldn't do anything, but ones meant for bathrooms etc have antifungals in them.
 
shiva71 said:
Yeah i got silicone so theres no cost there. I dunno something went severely tits up on my last grow, it seemed like i had everything dialled in - pH, ppm, RH, temps, but this plant just fucking went all brown and crispy and just died slowly...any i cant really discount the possibility it was the silicone in the airstone.
I probably wont risk it.
Cheers!
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You can.
Your problem lies elsewhere.
Silicone is completely nonreactive once cured.
 
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