- Location
- Long Island, NY
My husband and I purchased 70 lbs of Pukani dry rock from BRS earlier this month to aquascape a Red Sea Reefer 450.
We took our time and have decided on a layout that we both like.
We tried using super glue gel on a few pieces, but later found out that the glue is mixed with rubber particles, and that cyanoacrylate glue we used is not 100% waterproof and degrades in saltwater.
We then tried a reef safe mortar, but I can't seem to find the right consistency to make this stuff work. Too thick and the mortar dries out and crumbles, and too thin and it pours like water through the porous pukani rock. It's also very obvious where the rocks are glued, which isn't ideal.
We've tried two part epoxies in the past, but I'm not a huge fan. My urchin has knocked down coral frags in my current tank that were epoxied and I'm not sure I trust it.
I've seen some aquascapes that were done with fiberglass rods, but I don't think that'll work for our 'scape. The rocks are series of "pillars" lined up alongside one another and need to be glued from the sides, not top/bottom.
This isn't our first tank. We are upgrading from a 55 gallon reef which was aquascaped using the "pile 'o rocks" approach, which neither of us like. Hoping to get some ideas from fellow hobbyists.
Thanks in advance for your help.
We took our time and have decided on a layout that we both like.
We tried using super glue gel on a few pieces, but later found out that the glue is mixed with rubber particles, and that cyanoacrylate glue we used is not 100% waterproof and degrades in saltwater.
We then tried a reef safe mortar, but I can't seem to find the right consistency to make this stuff work. Too thick and the mortar dries out and crumbles, and too thin and it pours like water through the porous pukani rock. It's also very obvious where the rocks are glued, which isn't ideal.
We've tried two part epoxies in the past, but I'm not a huge fan. My urchin has knocked down coral frags in my current tank that were epoxied and I'm not sure I trust it.
I've seen some aquascapes that were done with fiberglass rods, but I don't think that'll work for our 'scape. The rocks are series of "pillars" lined up alongside one another and need to be glued from the sides, not top/bottom.
This isn't our first tank. We are upgrading from a 55 gallon reef which was aquascaped using the "pile 'o rocks" approach, which neither of us like. Hoping to get some ideas from fellow hobbyists.
Thanks in advance for your help.