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Cyanoacrylate glue - a potentially sticky situation...?

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What are people's views on cyanoacrylate glue in an aquatic setup? I was planning to use superglue gel to stick some slates together, as I had read that it was aquarium safe. None of the superglue brands that I have seen state that the glue is waterproof though, so just wanted to double check
 
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I've used it fish tanks before without problems, but it does tend to separate under water eventually. I could be wrong, but I don't think Cyano glue is the same quality it used to be years ago, although you can get higher strength versions intended for various industrial applications.
 
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It might be best to just use a generous amount of aquarium safe silicone then?

I think that I would get a bit paranoid about the superglue failing...
 
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