silicone drying time

[balistidae]

i am adding some baffles to my sump and i am wondering how long the silicon needs to set up before water can be added?? thanks, Greg

 

[squidd]

24 hrs in dry temp controlled conditions...(per "specs")
Cold and damp will take longer..
I have siliconed in the morning...left it out on a picnic table on a sunny sumer day...and filled with water that night...
OK for baffles but not a "side" job or tank build...
Clear silicone starts out "white" and turns clear...
When it's "clear" it's cured...If it's "cloudy"..better wait it out...

 

[mpls man]

go to Home Depot and get some MARINE GOOP , i used this glue on my sump , if you heat it up with a hair dryer it speeds up the process to us within 1 hour of glueing, no chemicals go into the tank. i've told tons of people about this and like it.