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Originally Posted by AmityvilleHams
Aquarium sealant is not going to work long term with acrylic. Acrylic does not get properly sealed with the silicon sealants and over time the cage will inevitably weaken and you could have a potential escape or an expensive cage falling apart which is obviously not good! Aquarium sealant is perfect for glass, but it is completely incompatible with any sort of acrylic.
Acrylic being adhered together is a much more complicated process compared to glass, but just like glass and curing silicon based sealant you'll have to do the curing in a well ventilated area outside of your house.
Some videos that can help on what you actually must do to attach acrylic together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rsUbzVwaUo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSIVa_TzN8w
Essentially, you cannot use aquarium sealant as I've stated before. To attach acrylic to acrylic, you have to use something called Weld on 4 which actually chemically bonds acrylic together(which is what creates the seal and unlike sealant will never come undone or anything like that). Most people unfortunately do not know that you cannot and should not use aquarium silicon sealant on acrylic, but it is a crucial aspect of cage building to keep in mind. Apparently in the EU Weld-on 4 is replaced by the product "Scigrip 4-SC" which could also potentially be found in the UK, but regardless it is crucial to use a proper chemically bonding product rather than a weak and incompatible sealant like aquarium sealant. |
Thankyou for telling me, definitely don’t want it falling apart after awhile. I’ll see if I can find it
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