gluing rocks

fernalfer · 04/25/2016, 01:24 PM

I'm starting my aquascape tonight and was wondering what people use to glue their rocks together. Certain rocks i want secured with glue. Also how long after you glue can you fill with water?

Just need a good brand that you know works.

SeattleReefer · 04/25/2016, 01:30 PM

glue/epoxy did not work for me.

acrylic rods work great, just get a masonry drill bit.

fernalfer · 04/25/2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleReefer

glue/epoxy did not work for me.

acrylic rods work great, just get a masonry drill bit.

where do you buy acrylic rods

SeattleReefer · 04/25/2016, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fernalfer

where do you buy acrylic rods

you can find them on ebay or amazon or various online specialty plastic stores. You can also cut up plastic coat hangers or find various other things to use. Stiff plastic rods are not hard to find, I bet the dollar store has a dish rack with stiff plastic that would work...

keywords: plastic rods, plastic dowels, cake dowel

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Pmj · 04/25/2016, 02:30 PM

Depends what you want to do with the rocks too. I used Water Weld for $5 from HD and it works great to make sure rocks stay where they are or attach smaller rocks to bigger rocks.
It would not work if you wanted to make some crazy structures with the rocks where there is a lot of weight on the pulling on the epoxy.

Sk8r · 04/25/2016, 04:22 PM

I use a gravity build, but stick reef putty onto surfaces that just can't manage to mesh right: makes a socket that will hold things pretty solidly.

deave · 04/25/2016, 04:24 PM

Look into E-Marco 400 from Marco Rocks...It can be used to do some pretty cool displays.

Burtonboy182 · 04/25/2016, 09:07 PM

Acrylic rods, zip ties and the e-Marco rock cement. You can build anything.

fernalfer · 04/26/2016, 06:39 AM

I ended up with this aquascape using no glue at all. The egg crate has helped the structure stay super solid.

04/25/2016, 01:24 PM	#1
fernalfer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 553	gluing rocks I'm starting my aquascape tonight and was wondering what people use to glue their rocks together. Certain rocks i want secured with glue. Also how long after you glue can you fill with water? Just need a good brand that you know works.

04/25/2016, 04:22 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I use a gravity build, but stick reef putty onto surfaces that just can't manage to mesh right: makes a socket that will hold things pretty solidly. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/25/2016, 01:30 PM	#2
SeattleReefer Moved On Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 230	glue/epoxy did not work for me. acrylic rods work great, just get a masonry drill bit.

04/25/2016, 02:30 PM	#5
Pmj Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Cooper City, FL Posts: 229	Depends what you want to do with the rocks too. I used Water Weld for $5 from HD and it works great to make sure rocks stay where they are or attach smaller rocks to bigger rocks. It would not work if you wanted to make some crazy structures with the rocks where there is a lot of weight on the pulling on the epoxy.

04/25/2016, 04:24 PM	#7
deave Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 55	Look into E-Marco 400 from Marco Rocks...It can be used to do some pretty cool displays.

04/25/2016, 09:07 PM	#8
Burtonboy182 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 54	Acrylic rods, zip ties and the e-Marco rock cement. You can build anything.

04/26/2016, 06:39 AM	#9
fernalfer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 553	I ended up with this aquascape using no glue at all. The egg crate has helped the structure stay super solid.