Aquamend no more

[Gary Majchrzak]

the Home Depot is discontinuing Aquamend brand underwater epoxy around upstate NY. It's being replaced by (what appears to be) a very similar product.

 

[alphaferret]

gary-you are on top of it!

Hope that the difference does not mean death to our corals/fish-how much did they sell aquamend for?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

gary-you are on top of it!

Hope that the difference does not mean death to our corals/fish-how much did they sell aquamend for?

Aquamend sells for around $4.97 for two ounces @ HD.
The new product is priced similarly.... at least for now

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

my bad.... $3.97

my bad.... $3.97

http://www.homedepot.com/Paint-Adhe...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

the replacement product (I forgot it's name!) is sold under the exact same SKU number:

SKU # 420496

 

[Gravesj1s]

Not to jump track but is the mighty putty safe?

 

[eugeneK]

they are also discontinuing the fuge bulbs that you suggested, however the brand replacing it looks identical other than brand name and the packaging!

 

[superkat]

whoa, whoa, whoa..Gary...is the replacement product the same as the original, do you know?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

is it the exact same thing? No.

Different product name, different manufacturer, different packaging.
I scanned the new stuff's ingredients and it appears very similar in composition and color.

Somebody post the name!

 

[superkat]

looking....i found epoxygator...looks like the same thing, called Steel Stick. Is that it? shoot, that is 8 bucks!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

looking....i found epoxygator...looks like the same thing, called Steel Stick. Is that it? shoot, that is 8 bucks!

that's not it. New stuff is same price ($3.97) and isn't online yet as far as I know.

 

[pimpinitup6969]

Gary, I believe what your talking about is water weld. I have used it before and liked it as much if not more than aquamend.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Water Weld!

Water Weld!

Gary, I believe what your talking about is water weld. I have used it before and liked it as much if not more than aquamend.

that's it!

 

[superkat]

really? i love JB Weld stuff. Works great. And this stuff is reef safe?

 

[pimpinitup6969]

Yeah I have used it in my 150 and my solana with no problems!

 

[superkat]

JB Weld is to today what duct tape was to the 80's. I'm jazzed.

 

[lcs]

I was just at HD yesterday looking for some for this weekend. Glad to hear the Water Weld is just as good, if not better.

 

[Kent E]

Thanks for the heads up, this can be useful stuff! I just hope the quality is the same.

We have someone at the house that deals with big-box stores and there's always the push for "cheaper" which doesn't always equate to "as good". Perhaps the aquamend company was purchased, HD wanted more profit, or aquamend had supply difficulties? Either way, let's hope it's made in a place that has high quality control.

 

[reefman5511]

Here's the home page for Polymeric Systems, manufacturer of Aquamend. http://polymericsystems.com/index.html There are links to distributors & if you call them they'll help find a retailer near you.
I would suspect they are private labelling it for others.