Hot Glue?

[MeganL3985]

Sorry.....was gonna put this in the DIY section, but it wasn't letting me open up a new thread for some reason.

I see that you can use hot glue as an alternative to silicone?

I've got 2 questions about it.....

1. I have plenty of hot glue sticks, can you use any glue sticks (made for the hot glue gun) or does it have to be a specific, non-toxic type? I've never read the labels for the glue or anything.

2. Does hot glue work as well as silicone?

[Lady Hobbs]

Hot glue might be ok on the outside but not on the inside. It won't hold up in the water.

[Dave66]

There are aquarium epoxies that are non-toxic and cure underwater. I use it to secure live rock and make caves with.

Dave

[Kuli_Loach]

Should work, just cure it for about 2 days before placing it in your tank. Well that is what I have always heard and I think my dad done it once.

[MeganL3985]

I'm just thinking that I have a ton of hot glue sticks laying around for crafts that maybe I can get away with using that to glue some sand onto a pvc pipe, cause I want to make some caves that blend in with the sand for my 29 gal. But if it doesn't hold up with water, then maybe i should just get the silicone.