Bonding LR together?

cjj14u · 12/02/2009, 04:30 PM

My LR is currently stacked and when I do my tank maintenance some pieces tumble off the "pile" and I have to restack them.

The tank is fully cycled and I dont want to risk any "die off" by removing the rock even for a little while to drill and use plastic pins or dowels as I have read.

I also want to start adding some zoas and leathers soon and dont want to risk damaging anything by "falling rock" once I do....

Has anyone had any success with this product?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

and will it or something similar do the trick?

My tank is inhabited by 3 small fish and a CUC currently and everything is going very well.....

bertoni · 12/02/2009, 04:43 PM

The epoxy might help a bit, but it won't actually hold rocks together, in my experience. It just provides better-fitting surfaces on which the rock can lie.

JPags · 12/02/2009, 05:19 PM

I have used it to attach small things to my rocks. If you use enough to completely fill in the holes it does work. The only issue you may have is that if the rocks already have coraline or other things on them the epoxy may not get a good bond.

It also depends upon how big your rocks are and how unstable they are.

John

Steve71175 · 12/02/2009, 05:26 PM

I've used that product for the exact application you're describing and it worked well. You will certainly need to use more of it than you think. I would guess that I used half a stick on each area that I bonded. I went through about 4 sticks all together. Good luck with it.

12/02/2009, 04:30 PM	#1
cjj14u Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 147	Bonding LR together? My LR is currently stacked and when I do my tank maintenance some pieces tumble off the "pile" and I have to restack them. The tank is fully cycled and I dont want to risk any "die off" by removing the rock even for a little while to drill and use plastic pins or dowels as I have read. I also want to start adding some zoas and leathers soon and dont want to risk damaging anything by "falling rock" once I do.... Has anyone had any success with this product? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT and will it or something similar do the trick? My tank is inhabited by 3 small fish and a CUC currently and everything is going very well..... Last edited by cjj14u; 12/02/2009 at 04:44 PM.

12/02/2009, 04:43 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The epoxy might help a bit, but it won't actually hold rocks together, in my experience. It just provides better-fitting surfaces on which the rock can lie. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/02/2009, 05:19 PM	#3
JPags Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 76	I have used it to attach small things to my rocks. If you use enough to completely fill in the holes it does work. The only issue you may have is that if the rocks already have coraline or other things on them the epoxy may not get a good bond. It also depends upon how big your rocks are and how unstable they are. John

12/02/2009, 05:26 PM	#4
Steve71175 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 47	I've used that product for the exact application you're describing and it worked well. You will certainly need to use more of it than you think. I would guess that I used half a stick on each area that I bonded. I went through about 4 sticks all together. Good luck with it.