- Location
- poughquag, ny
zip ties and epoxy. pretty much ad hardware store carries it, drilling holes through both rocks then ataching with zip tie has worked for me, also depends on how much rock weighs adnd how ur trying to place it
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- Thread starter jcolon2
- Start date
- Location
- Long Island
The rock weighs alot, I don't even know if I can drill through half of it. SOme of it is light because it figi others are very heavy. I have xip ties and tried it on the other structure i will try it on this one. Thanks!
IMO. you don't want a top heavy, rock structure 'that doesn't balance on it's own' in a glass tank, filled with water!
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- Location
- Long Island
If I use cememnt (bc I have a bunch on hand from my last project) can I keep the live rock out of water long enough to do the cement, without completely killing the biological life on it?
Every time you take the rock out of water for even a few minutes - you are partially killing it.
IMO better to use epoxy that is aquarium safe. You can get it at Petco or Petsmart.
Heavy rocks MUST go toward the bottom, but that structure you referenced doesn't look the same to me in that reefers build thread as it does in the pic you posted.
The feat you are trying to do will be borderline impossible with such a narrow tank
You need to aim a little smaller in scale.
The majority of these type structures are built with a good sized base to hold them up.
Better to try a project like this when you are going to a tank upgrade and have time to build the structure and then cure it before using it
IMO better to use epoxy that is aquarium safe. You can get it at Petco or Petsmart.
Heavy rocks MUST go toward the bottom, but that structure you referenced doesn't look the same to me in that reefers build thread as it does in the pic you posted.
The feat you are trying to do will be borderline impossible with such a narrow tank
You need to aim a little smaller in scale.The majority of these type structures are built with a good sized base to hold them up.
Better to try a project like this when you are going to a tank upgrade and have time to build the structure and then cure it before using it
- Location
- Long Island
I decided I am going to keep the 55 gallon for a while due to funds and it being my start up tank. So, I built the custom stand and want to do something with the rocks I have. The rocks I referenced are different from the picture due to the amount of heavy rocks I had and space in the tank. I am going to go to Petco and try and find epoxy. Also, I scaled down my structures. They're about five inches from the top of the tank. Is that far enough?
It depends on the shape of the structures..you wil need to be the judge unless you want to post the pics here first
- Location
- Long Island
I'll post pics once the water clears!
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