Aquascape materials

[jrhorn44]

What epoxy, mortar, glue, etc are you using to aquascape? These Amazon reviews have me not trusting any product.

 

[JumboShrimp]

E-Marco-400 Aquascaping Mortar Complete Kit - Coralline Color

Start Aquascaping Like a Pro with E-Marco 400 Matches with the coralline color of MarcoRocks Coralline rock Can be used with any marine rock Non-toxic - Triton ICP tested Have you ever looked at those intricate saltwater aquascapes and wondered how someone was able to make all the overhangs...

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[RocketEngineer]

I just used superglue and accelerator:

10 oz. Bottle BRS Extra Thick Gel Super Glue

Why does BRS recommend this? The extra thick gel super glue is a great value and is one of the easiest glues to work with. Employees at BRS choose to use the 20-gram tube for its ease of use and the ability to get every last drop out of the tube. The extra thick gel super glue is slightly...

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Insta-set Super Glue Accelerator

Insta-set accelerator will help speed up the set time of any cyanoacrylate super glue. The most frustrating thing about fragging coral is the time you need to wait for the glue to set, or the frag may simply just fall over and get glue all over. With the accelerator that time spent waiting will...

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I realized the trick was ensuring 3 points of contact between pieces and using long sticks (skewers) to smear the glue across the joints before a spritz of the accelerator to hold it in place. That and some patience.

Good luck.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I use acrylic rods and reef cement. I drill holes into the rocks and insert the acrylic rod which acts like re-barb, then seal together with reef cement. This will hold forever.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

This is another good thread to check out!

Glue for aquascape

What glue do people use to connect their aquascaping also does glue have negative effects on the water? Lastly what do y’all suggest to connect rocks?

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[Walkadoc]

I went with BSI at the advice of another reefer.. mixed with crushed coral and mine is really solid.