Spray Paint and Silcone Question

[the_bandit]

At the moment, I am working on setting up a mantis tank. I bought a 40g breeder tank with a 20g sump. It was used for saltwater before I bought it. I needed to reseal the overflow intake tube at the bottom because I thought it was allowing air to get in causing microbubbles. I used a silicone that I dont know if it is aquarium safe or not. Am I going to be ok? If not, what do I do?
I am letting it set for 24 hours even though it says it will be done in 12. I will link a picture of the silcone product I used.
I also had to repaint the overflow box inside the aquarium because it was custom made clear acrylic. Some spots were showing and I decided I would spray them to cover the spots up. Im not sure if this is aqarium safe either. If I let it dry long enough, should I be ok? Do I need to add anything to cover up the spray paint?
I will also link a pic of the spray paint I used.

 

[jackri]

IMO no on the paint and unsure of the silicone. You might be leeching a lot of bad juju from both.

 

[the_bandit]

What should I do?

 

[jackri]

Besides go back in time? Not really sure to be honest sorry

 

[the_bandit]

Hmmm. Should I try and find some aquatic paint and paint over the spray paint?
And for the silcone, should I go buy some aquarium safe silicone and do it over?

 

[the_bandit]

Can anyone help me?
Im reading about epoxy that I can use. Is that a possibility and if so, where can I get it?

 

[jetskiking]

If you want to use paint i would go with krylon fusion. I have used it a few times in the water. Problem is you already painted it with the other. I'm not sure on the silicone either but better safe than sorry.

 

[aquaknight]

The silicone should be safe. The thing you want to look for closely on the tube is anything that says "Bio" or "Life" in there. There are some silicones that have ingredients to inhibit mold from growing that can wreck havoc on a tank.
The spray paint itself is probably fine when it dries. The problem is that it doesn't have the bonding strength of the Krylon Fusion mentioned above. And will start to wear/chip off. I can imagine a coral or fish ingesting a paint chip would be fatal.
I would lightly sand the painted areas (lightly, just trying to scratch up the surface, not remove the old stuff), wipe with bleach, then vinegar, then water. Washing thoroughly inbetween steps. Then wipe clean with a lint free cloth and let dry. Then come back and paint with Krylon Fusion over top.
It unfortunately won't be 100% safe though. Just one of those things, the probability of anything happening is extremely low, but it does happen to someone...

 

[the_bandit]

Awesome. Thank you guys for the responces. I did a little research and alot of people have recommended the Krylon Fusion. I have already shaved off alot of the new stuff with a razor blade. I plan to sand some off then do the steps that were said above.
The good thing about the silicone that I bought was that I just read it and it said it was excellent for marine applications above the water line. Assuming they put it into factor that water will hit the water line, it should be ok. Im going to let that sit for a couple days.
Thank you for the help. Is there anything else I can do that will help at all? Maybe rinse the aquarium with bleach or vinager or something. Just to get the toxins out if any flaked off. Its going to be a Mantis tank with some Chromis and Zoanthids. Not sure if invertabrets and corals are more or less sensative to toxins.