I have a fish tank with tropical salt water fish and coral, and occasionally I need to call in my local Aquarium expert to check things out. Today, we were discussing gluing coral onto rocks with CA and he told me he had been gluing reef rocks together to make scenic displays using CA and epoxy.
I was a little perplexed as to why he used both products, so he explained that he mixed the epoxy together, then added CA which set it up quickly and made it rock hard.
One time, he made a huge rock 'diorama' thingie for a large tank, and two days later he was in the hospital ER with severe respiratory problems. To cut a long story short, it was determined that there were some weird smells and fumes coming off this mix.
Moral of the story. If you don't understand the chemistry, follow the product instructions and NEVER mix stuff together.
My aquarium expert nearly died from this.
I was a little perplexed as to why he used both products, so he explained that he mixed the epoxy together, then added CA which set it up quickly and made it rock hard.
One time, he made a huge rock 'diorama' thingie for a large tank, and two days later he was in the hospital ER with severe respiratory problems. To cut a long story short, it was determined that there were some weird smells and fumes coming off this mix.
Moral of the story. If you don't understand the chemistry, follow the product instructions and NEVER mix stuff together.
My aquarium expert nearly died from this.
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