I had bearded dragon in a 40 breeder for about a year. I recently moved him to a larger enclosure. Is it safe to use it as an aquarium again or will the heat lamps have damage the silicone seals.
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Heat Lamp Damage Silicone?
- Thread starter clemsonguy1125
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Shouldn't, feel them and inspect them, if their not dry or cracking their fine, u can always test full outside with a hose.
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Hello; I agree with this. One of the properties of silicone can be heat resistance. I have used silicone tubing made to repair corroded metal emissions tubing that was fitted directly to hot auto manifolds. But it does deserve some testing to be sure. I imagine there are various grades of silicone as in all things
Probably fine, I'd do a fill test outside to be safe.
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Ok, thanks, I'll fill it up for a few day's outside while I build the stand, then if it fails Ill just use it as a terrarium.
+1 . Ill check for cracks in the bottom first. When I had my breaded dragon in my old 55 it tried to dig and scratched at the silicone. When I used it for fish . I cut off the bad parts that were real bad and resiliconed those spots. And just covered with silicone the spots that weren't too bad. But even all scratched up the silicone still held water and the water pressure.
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Hello; Yes, it was an 89 ford pickup. A small metal tube that fastened to the exaust manifold had corroded were it attached about a foot or so from the engine near the transmission. The tube was a factory only part and a bit costly. My parts house friend suggested the silicone repair tube. It attached to a nipple on the main manifold and I cut away the corroded section. Must have been a common problem. I was not sure but it was not expensive and as it was my own truck I could get the metal replacement later if needed. It was still in place a few years later when the truck was in a total wreck.