AQUASCAPING...What are the best ways to hold it together?

[TaylorPilot]

I've used this before with good results. Only issue is it is darker than the rock, so it stands out at first. Once it gets covered you don't even know it is there. I mounted it to ceramic tiles so that it has a good support. When you put substrate down, you can't see the tile. I used a masonry drill bit and fiberglass rods to hold it together while it cured, then I pulled them out.

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[Pete polyp]

What ever happened to using duct tape and bubblegum?

 

[Reefermadness73]

The first pic u posted " mr.Kangs reef" is where I got my inspiration from. I used a ton of zip ties

 

[NY_Sea]

I like to drill through the rock with a masonry bit and slide the rock over an 3/4 acrylic rod and then put some Aqua putty to join the pieces together for a strong bond between the rocks. Works great!

 

[dragonfish]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tenax-Marble-Stone-Filling-Adhesive/dp/B00FRHJL1K

Tenax Marble and Stone Glue

 

[ClowinRound]

putting my 155 back up and taking the stacked aqauscape route. found these at the local hardwear store. does anyone know if i have to strip the orange (paint or coating) off before use

 

[brownsalt92]

This is mine I just did a few weeks ago I pinned it with fiberglass rods and its very firm this is half of my 90 gallon display.

 

[brownsalt92]

putting my 155 back up and taking the stacked aqauscape route. found these at the local hardwear store. does anyone know if i have to strip the orange (paint or coating) off before use

That's what I used and it worked awesome. The color should be in the fiberglass resin. Tho

 

[ClowinRound]

for a bigger display. im using pvc. i have seen some cap the ends. how do you get the air out? wont it try to float, if not?

 

[zach_discus]

Hydraulic cement from Lowes works really well (pretty much same stuff as the Emarco but 1/3 price. Mix too peanut butter consistency in small softball size batches, stuff hardens fast. Aged in distaled water and had no leaching issues. Color is dark, but alge and encrusting montis fix that quickly!!

 

[Rakie]

These are some of the scapes I've seen that show the concepts I'm thinking about... and there's another one that I can't seem to find right now...

It's freaky that these are literally some of my favorite scapes. Get out of my head !!

 

[Txdragonslayer]

This one has a a glass shelf siliconed to the back wall

 

[jmichaelh7]

Can you aquascape , drill and cement when the rock is already established