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02-16-2004, 04:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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Whats the best way to stick live rock together?
Whats the best way to stick live rock together?
I am just wondering if it is best to use silicon, or two part epoxy.I have used the two part epoxy before but after about two weeks when i move something the epoxy seems to break off one of the surfaces. Ihave used the Aqua Medic stuff.
Would silicon work?
Andrew
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02-16-2004, 04:57 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Drill holes in it and use acrylic rods glued into the rocks 
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02-16-2004, 05:03 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Topeka, KS
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What kind of glue? It won't kill life in the rock?
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02-16-2004, 06:36 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Crazy glue gel same thing ya glue frags with.
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02-16-2004, 07:15 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Canton, GA USA
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I would caution you against attaching all your rocks together in a solid mass - makes it impossible to clean/rearrange later.
You can use cable ties through natural holes in the rock, easy to snip if you re-arrange (make sure you get cable ties without metal in them) and they encrust with coralline quickly, so they won't be unsightly for very long.
HTH
Jenn
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02-16-2004, 07:20 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Well Jenn I didnt mean attach them all I just do them in twos very easy to move 
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02-16-2004, 07:26 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
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Oh I know, Casey - but once I had/have a customer who is bound and determined to make his whole aquascape into one solid mass - so it never falls down  and I've explained the disadvantages of this, but he's not listening 
Cable ties is much easier... even for onesies and twosies
Personally, I'm a "stacker"... I just stack 'em and lean on them a bit to make sure they aren't going to shift. With a bit of practice, they will stay put where you place them.
Jenn
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02-16-2004, 07:29 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Yea cable ties are great for everything 
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02-16-2004, 07:44 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
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Right up there with duct tape 'Cept Duct tape doesn't hold those rocks together...
"Duct Tape: The Handyman's Secret Weapon"
-Red Green
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!"
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02-16-2004, 09:43 PM
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squid
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Cable ties are highly suggested in several books! They are light weight and work imediatly. I would suggest them :-)
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02-16-2004, 09:43 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
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I would concur on drilling holes and using clear acrylic rod if its an affordable and available option. With them you can literally rearrange and rebuild just like the old "TinkerToys" (tm)
If thats not an option, the zip ties work well for all the reasons Jenn listed
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02-17-2004, 04:15 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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yeah ill havea go with some cable ties then |
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02-17-2004, 08:08 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Topeka, KS
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Quote:
Originally posted by Casey
Crazy glue gel same thing ya glue frags with.
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I'm a newbie... didn't even know you could glue corals.
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