Silicone how long

[Garrett.turbo]

Hi everyone I built some "caves" out of slate yesterday and used the silicone you get at petsmart to glue everything together. It's been over 24 hours since I finished gluing the last pieces and they're solid. How long do I need to wait before I can put it in my tank? And should I wash the slate off before I put it in there?

 

[krichardson]

I would have washed and dried the slate before siliconing the pieces together and at this point the silicone should be cured and strong enough to be placed into the tank.

 

[DIFish]

Almost all aquarium safe silicone would be cured in 24-48 hours. You should be fine especially if it is just being used to hold rocks together

 

[Garrett.turbo]

Almost all aquarium safe silicone would be cured in 24-48 hours. You should be fine especially if it is just being used to hold rocks together

Thanks I'll put them in tomorrow! I didn't wash it because alot of people said not to worry about it. I'll just rinse em off. Im sure itll be fine