Went to fast

Bikerharold · 07/01/2016, 10:35 PM

I have a 90 gal. tank. Did my sea scape and now after tank has cycled I think I should have glued some of my rocks together so that they can't move around. Any one know a product that can be used under water and that is safe for fish and corals.

Dum Dum Dum should have done this first. L O L

Xxero · 07/01/2016, 11:42 PM

billdogg · 07/02/2016, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Xxero

^^^That stuff^^^

I have used enough tubes of JB WW that I should probably just by stock in the company.

That being said - I try to arrange my rocks so that friction and gravity hold them together. You just never know when you might have to go digging into them for one reason or another.

Bikerharold · 07/02/2016, 09:11 PM

Thanks everyone J B Weld it is. Can I apply it underwater or do you have to remove live rock from tank and join the sections out side of tank. It is safe for coral and fish???
Love the looks of saltwater tank but what a learning curve.

Xxero · 07/03/2016, 12:09 AM

Just mix the JB Weld together per instructions first, and then it's fine to apply underwater. And 'Yes', it's safe for fish and corals.

A couple of friendly tips:

1) I agree with billdogg. If you can get the rocks nice and secure simply by stacking, that's the way to go. Sometimes the cured epoxy putties can easily be broken loose, but sometimes they can also be rather difficult to break apart. If you ever need to remove/move any rock around, you will have to deal with the cured epoxy unions.

2) However, if you go ahead and use the JB Weld, I would use small amounts - just enough to secure "pressure points", and place the putty in such a way to be as out of sight as possible. Coralline algae will eventually grow over the epoxy putty, but until then, the putty can look a little unsightly.

GL!

07/01/2016, 10:35 PM	#1
Bikerharold Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Whitby, Ontario Canada Posts: 57	Went to fast I have a 90 gal. tank. Did my sea scape and now after tank has cycled I think I should have glued some of my rocks together so that they can't move around. Any one know a product that can be used under water and that is safe for fish and corals. Dum Dum Dum should have done this first. L O L

07/01/2016, 11:42 PM	#2
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	__________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump

07/03/2016, 12:09 AM	#5
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	Just mix the JB Weld together per instructions first, and then it's fine to apply underwater. And 'Yes', it's safe for fish and corals. A couple of friendly tips: 1) I agree with billdogg. If you can get the rocks nice and secure simply by stacking, that's the way to go. Sometimes the cured epoxy putties can easily be broken loose, but sometimes they can also be rather difficult to break apart. If you ever need to remove/move any rock around, you will have to deal with the cured epoxy unions. 2) However, if you go ahead and use the JB Weld, I would use small amounts - just enough to secure "pressure points", and place the putty in such a way to be as out of sight as possible. Coralline algae will eventually grow over the epoxy putty, but until then, the putty can look a little unsightly. GL! __________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump

07/02/2016, 09:11 PM	#4
Bikerharold Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Whitby, Ontario Canada Posts: 57	Thanks everyone J B Weld it is. Can I apply it underwater or do you have to remove live rock from tank and join the sections out side of tank. It is safe for coral and fish??? Love the looks of saltwater tank but what a learning curve.