structure for rock formations

[dbacksrat]

so for my live rock, will it just stack on top of each other? do i need to silicon it together? i want to cover most of the back of my tank---stacked kinda high for my 29 gallon......with a couple inches in the back for the heater and powerheads

 

[wayne]

Keep a couple inches behind for cleaning too. In answer to question 1 - I have no idea - try it and see. I stuck mine together with milliput, or superglue gel is good too. Zip ties? Reef mastic? Use what ever, just make sure it ain't wobbly.

 

[1979camaro]

im using black plastic zip ties...with enough finessing you can get them arranged so that you cant see the ties...I fully respect Wayne, and I fully admit he is way more knowledgeable than me, but I wouldnt "use what ever"...make sure it isnt toxic before you stick it in there...a lot of epoxies and glues are not safe for animals (or humans) if exposed to them...i would try something from the LFS for aquariums before I got some glue from Home Depot

 

[wayne]

By what ever I mean use the list described. Zip ties, milliput, reef adhesives (obviously) and super glue gel are all tried and tested. I agree with camaro if you haven't heard a glue is good , don't put it in - some of them are awfully toxic.

 

[1979camaro]

just keeping a lookout...easy for a newb to run with something like that (trust me, I've done sillier things in my time, as I'm sure we all have)

 

[dbacksrat]

k i'll try zip ties...with the fishless cycle as a newb, i took that idea (misread something), ran with it, and almost screwed up everything

 

[Gouramiman]

you might want to try hot glue , i heard it works very good

 

[dbacksrat]

its not toxic to fish? i might try that