Sealant for outside potable water?
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Fernox jointing compound is safe for potable water - would that work?
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Fernox Water Hawk Jointing Compound
Jointing compound designed for use with hot and cold potable water. Non-toxic formulation. WRAS approved.• Jointing compound for use with hot and cold potable water• WRAS - Approved Product• Non-toxic
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You mean seal it on or stop potential leak?
If its connection only I prefer physical personally so would use a jubliee clip.
Silicon is fine (for both if you want) you must just ensure you get pure silicon and not one with anything funky like anti fungal stuff in it.
Plenty of tropical fish channels on youtube list ones that are compliant.
Or an search on Amazon etc.
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I had a liner pond before building my own second 14,000 litre pond.
two options:
* MS-290 which is well known in the fish community and works (i ordered 20 tubes from ideal sealants for my pond window) https://idealsealants.com/products/idealseal-ms290-sealant-and-adhesive
Wear gloves because this stuff is sticky takes an age to get of hands.
It’s a marine sealant (long water exposure) and fish safe.
+ gold label - expensive in a “fish” packaging in an order of magnitude more expensive.
* vulcanisation patch but needs a complete clear down and clean of the area then rince before fish are rentroduced.
In terms of split flex pipe the. i’d probably switch the pipe out. Flex pipe makes it a pain so use a 1/2 pipe section over the top of the split with MS-290 would work.
It would be simpler to replace the pipe if you can with clips on each end.
two options:
* MS-290 which is well known in the fish community and works (i ordered 20 tubes from ideal sealants for my pond window) https://idealsealants.com/products/idealseal-ms290-sealant-and-adhesive
Wear gloves because this stuff is sticky takes an age to get of hands.
It’s a marine sealant (long water exposure) and fish safe.
+ gold label - expensive in a “fish” packaging in an order of magnitude more expensive.
* vulcanisation patch but needs a complete clear down and clean of the area then rince before fish are rentroduced.
In terms of split flex pipe the. i’d probably switch the pipe out. Flex pipe makes it a pain so use a 1/2 pipe section over the top of the split with MS-290 would work.
It would be simpler to replace the pipe if you can with clips on each end.
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