Gumby Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 First time making my aquascape from small rumble rock. I am trying to make an SPS dominated tank. I think it is turning out alright. It will have a lot of water flow all around and through the middle. I am rescaping a third of my tank every couple months. So do not upset my eco system too much through the change. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Looks good Jim! What did you use to keep the rocks together. I saw a video where they used sand and a liquid super glue and it formed a really tight bond. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Nice looking pieces! These going in your display or are you adding in another tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Emerald525 said: Looks good Jim! What did you use to keep the rocks together. I saw a video where they used sand and a liquid super glue and it formed a really tight bond. Thank you! I used a super glue with an accelerator to hold quickly to start. I tried the Marco mortar. It worked alright but found some marine epoxy adheres to the rock better for me. I found the super glue itself to hold multiple rocks together does not have enough strength. I was able to avoid drilling holes in the rock and using rods. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Blue Z Reef said: Nice looking pieces! These going in your display or are you adding in another tank? I am adding to my main tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 That looks good Jim! I used the Marco cement stuff and found it worked awesome if you got the mix just right. And just right is a pretty narrow window 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I was lucky enough to see some of this in person. Jim is a reef master! Awesome looking rock work too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 16 hours ago, Bicyclebill said: That looks good Jim! I used the Marco cement stuff and found it worked awesome if you got the mix just right. And just right is a pretty narrow window Thanks Bill. Mostly having issues on the archway. Worked good on the other areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 This is the video where they used dry sand and superglue. Pretty impressive results 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Here are some updated pictures. Getting there. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhnguyen Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 That looks great. Have you tried that Marco mortar? I heard it's suppose to be really good for building rock structure. Supposedly the mortar is stronger than even the rocks themselves. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/e-marco-400-aquascaping-morter-complete-kit-grey-marco-rocks.html I might try this when I build mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 I have tried the mortar. It works good. I like the 2 part epoxy on smaller pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Here is a recent scape I made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Looks great, now just to let them color up with coralline 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Now I want to come back and see your tank again after all the redecorating - nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Here is my new bonsai tree. I made out of cyano glue and accelerator. Pretty strong after practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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