superglue & fish

[angels2]

I just bought a Castle for my aquarium and when I got it the tallest tower was broke off. I emailed the guy and he told me that it could be superglued. Won't that kill or harm my fish? He said it would be fine. I got it on ebay. I think I'm done there. Thanks for any help.

 

[foo25]

I'm not sure, but I think if you superglued it, left it to dry for a good while, and washed it well and thoroughly enough, it should be OK to put in!!

 

[dethjam316]

don't use regular superglue! use aquarium-safe silicone, the same stuff used to hold glass tanks together. it's available at pet stores.

 

[victimizati0n]

yea dont use super glue.

I have a little "tunnel" for my fish, but my dumb dog knocked it over, it hit the floor and broke, so were gonna pick up some silicone to "glue" it back togerther.

 

[cbster]

I think I would make the seller replace the castle if it was me

 

[RTR]

I have used superglue on tank equipment without problems. It should be well-cured before rinsing/soaking and use in the tank, just as you would any other adhesive.

It is far more adhesive than silicone, and less obtrusive.

 

[TKOS]

I would be far more worried that the superglue would fail quicker than the silicone. But I haven't seen how well it lasts in a tank. Of course there are tons of varieities of superglue.

 

[travelinman1969]

If you didn't get insurance on the item it's not the seller's fault and he is not obligated to replace it.

Silicone it.

 

[angels2]

I did have him insure it but now is the hassle of getting the post office to take care of it. I do want to replace it and was just wondering about the superglue. I have since been able to talk to the guy that I usually get my fish from and he told me that he uses duco cement and has never had a problem, but I don't think it could be completely fixed so I will let the insurance take care of it. Thanks

 

[slipknottin]

Ive used superglue thousands of times.

Its used commonly in the SW world to glue corals down to rocks.