Help! Question about some silicone I purchased on sale.

[AuntieK]

Menards had this XtraBond®250 silicone on sale, 12 bottles for $10. It says that it is FDA approved as food safe, 100% silicone with an acetoxy base but it is mildew resistant. Would this be safe for PDFs? I looked at the MSDS sheet on it but I'm not sure if it would be okay or not, I don't understand what all the information means in relation to the safety for my frogs.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Andrew exotics]

Hello, im no expert but ive heard that mildew resistant is not safe for frogs but i would just stick with the 100% silicone just to be safe.

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF! Hard to tell if it's "anti-microbial formula" is something to worry about with frogs or if the "food safe" label makes it safe for them. A few decades ago there was 1 kind of silicone and it was safe. Then they created the bath and kitchen anti-mildew and we just stayed away from that one. Now; it's getting quite complicated !

[AuntieK]

Thanks so much! I was able to find some frog safe silicone at Menards and started my tank. Here is how it looks so far


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[Mentat]

Sorry missed your reply; been under the weather the last few days. Your enclosure looks great and if a first time job it's outstanding. Did you collect those wood pieces? They add lots of natural character to decor !

[AuntieK]

I'm sorry to hear you've been sick. I hope you are feeling much better.

I got the wood from a great local store called Inland Aquatics, they have a lot of interesting pieces.


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