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GlueGun

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:20 pm
by zdub20
Quick question. I am custom building a basking area
and was wondering if its safe to use a glue gun? I'd
just be using a very small amount, and will not be
in the water.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:24 pm
by BullDog
If it's not in the water, then it's find.
However, I've found that in the long run, aquarium silicon holds much better than glue gun :)

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:26 pm
by zdub20
Coo. Thanks alot. I'll post pics soon. :)

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:38 pm
by TheComputerGremlin
Also be wary of it being under the heat lamp. Aquarium silicon looks and acts like a glue gun, but doesn't melt under the temps. It's cheap and it's at hardware stores.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:45 pm
by BullDog
Good point.

The stuff I had originally glue gunned was under the basking lights, and it became somewhat brittle, and ended up losing it's "sticking properties". That's why I switched to the silicon :D
It did last about a year and a half though, so that's not too bad.