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Originally Posted by JeffDubya  What does AGA stand for? |
All Glass America.
I've emailed all the companies in the past to see what they had to say. Unfortunately I think their emails were lost when I moved and changed internet providers. But let me see what I found out.
One thing I know is that after all the correspondence I had with the silicone companies I now use only the "aquarium" grade. I don't remember why but will find out. I think the industrial version of RTV101 by GE is the product repackaged by AGA. I'll email everyone again and get back to ya.
But if I don't get approval for use of a non-aquarium based product in/on my tank I don't use it. Saving 50 bucks on overall costs of silicone is isn't worth my peace of mind. Think about how many inappropriate corals or fish we have bought for that price that died in our tanks.... pocket change really. I can't balk over 4 bucks for a tube of silicone when I have a 100 dollar fish or a 1000 dollar
skimmer. I know I was interested in alternative sources of silicone because of it's availability. Sometimes aquarium silicone can be difficult to find... not all hardware stores carry it consistently.
