aquascape ideas

fishboy777 · 04-20-2011, 03:56 AM

check this out yall

alright imagine a flowerpot upside down with driftwood stuck on to it over the drift wood you got moss

or no moss just drift wood to blend in with my planted backround..

alright now the question is what kinda glue can i use to stick the driftwood onto the clay pot? LOL

FenderOffset238 · 04-21-2011, 06:03 AM

From my experiance any super glue gel will work fine... but i have to ask what is it for? shrimp? loach? Eel?

Jorge_Burrito · 04-21-2011, 06:06 AM

I would go with your standard aquarium safe silicone. You could also drill the pot (probably need a masonry bit) and just screw the driftwood to the pot.

fishboy777 · 04-21-2011, 06:35 AM

um its just for low tech planted tank for tetras,few shrimps and maybe a scarlet gem badis. super glue? wowi didnt think that was safe

FenderOffset238 · 04-21-2011, 06:51 AM

as long as the glue isnt still wet when you submerge the piece, then it is no longer water soluble (since it is waterproof).

defiesexistence · 04-21-2011, 02:46 PM

Also you can use non-toxic silicone to attach your driftwood to the ceramic pot.

ony · 04-21-2011, 10:57 PM

Careful with the superglue. I have slow drying araldite (epoxy resin) that has a big picture on the tube with an upside down fish on it and in the small print it says "hazardous to aquatic life". I would guess that this particular stuff has a nasty additive in it since the quick drying araldite (also epoxy resin) has no warnings on it.

On the other hand why take the risk when marine engineering grade silicone is cheap and proven to be safe.

**Ramirezi** · 04-23-2011, 10:47 PM

I like the screw Idea.... small masonry drill, drill in two places then use stainless steel screws into the wood, use washers if necessary. No glue, firm fit to the wood and permanent.

04-20-2011, 03:56 AM	#1
fishboy777 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 32	aquascape ideas check this out yall alright imagine a flowerpot upside down with driftwood stuck on to it over the drift wood you got moss or no moss just drift wood to blend in with my planted backround.. alright now the question is what kinda glue can i use to stick the driftwood onto the clay pot? LOL

04-21-2011, 02:46 PM	#6
defiesexistence Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lost in thought Posts: 816	Also you can use non-toxic silicone to attach your driftwood to the ceramic pot. __________________ But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know. ~Alan Watts I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines. ~Henry David Thoreau

04-23-2011, 10:47 PM	#8
Ramirezi Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 144	I like the screw Idea.... small masonry drill, drill in two places then use stainless steel screws into the wood, use washers if necessary. No glue, firm fit to the wood and permanent. __________________ my Planted tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/my...-Ramirezi.html

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04-21-2011, 06:03 AM	#2
FenderOffset238 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 130	From my experiance any super glue gel will work fine... but i have to ask what is it for? shrimp? loach? Eel?

04-21-2011, 06:06 AM	#3
Jorge_Burrito Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (30/100%) Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 549	I would go with your standard aquarium safe silicone. You could also drill the pot (probably need a masonry bit) and just screw the driftwood to the pot.

04-21-2011, 06:35 AM	#4
fishboy777 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 32	um its just for low tech planted tank for tetras,few shrimps and maybe a scarlet gem badis. super glue? wowi didnt think that was safe

04-21-2011, 06:51 AM	#5
FenderOffset238 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 130	as long as the glue isnt still wet when you submerge the piece, then it is no longer water soluble (since it is waterproof).

04-21-2011, 10:57 PM	#7
ony Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 271	Careful with the superglue. I have slow drying araldite (epoxy resin) that has a big picture on the tube with an upside down fish on it and in the small print it says "hazardous to aquatic life". I would guess that this particular stuff has a nasty additive in it since the quick drying araldite (also epoxy resin) has no warnings on it. On the other hand why take the risk when marine engineering grade silicone is cheap and proven to be safe.