Reef putty or standard putty?

[caliking]

I have been seeing a lot of the standard putty at hardware stores selling for less than half the price of reef putties. Are they the same thing? Can the standard putty be used in a reef tank? Here the info bellow;

" MASRE PLUMBER " EPOXY PUTTY - Epoxy Putty hardens like steel in 20 minutes! Ideal for plumbing, electrical, auto and home repairs. Plugs, seals, patches holes and cracks and mends almost anything broken. Can be used for underwater repairs. Excellent for fabricating or rebuilding parts and for use as an all-purpose adhesive for metals, wood, glass, masonry, ceramics and many plastics. Can be drilled, tapped, filed, sanded and painted like metal. NSF certified for use in potable water applications. Do not use with polyethylene or polypropylene

Only $3.50 4oz tube vs. The reef putties starting at $8+ for a 2oz tube

 

[JG1]

all the same...as long as it's the two part putting that shaped into a long cylinder.

 

[caliking]

Thanks...

 

[gjk]

Not true! A mod here, Bertoni, on RC was nice enough to get the online, more detailed information than in packaged product, for a mome improvement epoxy i was asking about and it specifically stated NOT to use in aquariums! Buy your epoxy from the retailers that specifically sell reef products and you will be OK. I also wanted to save the money and thankfully Bertoni took the time to research it for us all.

 

[aleonn]

I'm not familiar with that particular brand, but the key is "NSF certified for use in potable water applications." I use JB Water Weld, found at Home Depot, which is also NSF certified. Many other reefers have used JB without problems.

 

[caliking]

So as long as it's says NSF I'm ok to use it?

 

[sporto0]

buy the pink reef putty, looks like coraline algae after hardening, better safe than sorry, your going to save a whole $4, think about how much money you've put into your tank already, right?

 

[cody6766]

I've never had trouble using puttys like aquamend. The white is a little unsightly at first, but it gets covered over with coraline before too long.

 

[TurtleSoup2]

I just ordered the reef putty from BRS, it should be here in a few days. I will let yall know how it works