fishmanmike01 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Getting close to doing some rock work for the new 210. Just curious to see what others use to glue, pin, cement your aquascapes together with? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I used 1/2 inch acrylic rod, and 1/2 inch mason drill. Used the epoxy in places to stabilize when needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrisd503 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I used Marco Rocks E-Marco 400 mortar. Depends on how creative and permanent you want to get, you can create anything with this stuff! Here's what I created with the stuff: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 I used 1/2 inch acrylic rod' date=' and 1/2 inch mason drill. Used the epoxy in places to stabilize when needed[/quote'] I've done rod before. With this tank I'm thinking much larger structures with much more weight. What about good ol Portland cement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I used Beckett Pond foam for my rock wall and tried it for the rock work as well and worked great. Downside it has to be covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I used e400 from macro rock myself and it worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Portland cement will work. E400 is great but it's way more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I used 1/2 rode and some epoxy from lowes for mine it held great I did two pilers they Weighed probably 50 lbs. I would not be scared to use it. After its in the water it is not nearly the preasher then it will have outside the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I agree with the Pond foam. Throw some sand on it when its wet and it look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I use plastic rods (hangars) and zip ties in the past. I once built a PVC pipe and ran it as a closed loop and rock structure, that worked well. My rock work now is just stacked on itself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Is there an epoxy or hydraulic cement I could possibly pick up at lowes that's reef safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombertech Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Sanded grout works well if it is dry rock. It does need a week cure time though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) I used 5/8" acrylic rods and a masonry bit, the left rock is now one giant piece that can still be taken apart if necessary. The rocks on the left are two separate pieces. Edited January 5, 2015 by Arsonmfg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Sanded grout works well if it is dry rock. It does need a week cure time though. Now that's a good idea. You could even stapple it like texture to look more like rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 I used 5/8" acrylic rods and a masonry bit, the left rock is now one giant piece that can still be taken apart if necessary. The rocks on the left are two separate pieces. I've done the rod thing and plan on using that method this time. I'm building very large heavy structures and just want a bit of extra support. Your rock work is off the hook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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