Using Blue Tack for rock-scaping...

[AvaNte]

i've read ppl using sillicon and epoxy, but anyone actually tried using blue tack b4 so that the rocks are not permanantly stuck together???

any side effect?

[RAV-65]

i dun tink it will hold... once it gets wat, the blue tack will not bond...

[Achilles Tang]

It won't hold.

Also, I don't think its as inert as silicon or hardened epoxy.

[blueheaven]

I prefer to use the coralline sticking method

I stack my rocks so that they fit exactly and let the coralline bond them together

I have 2-3 rocks bonded into 1 piece liao

[Nautical]

i supposed blue tack has an oil base. may affect your skimmer.

[AvaNte]

but what if after sometime u decide to rescape your tank and all the LRs r stuck firmly together???

[Achilles Tang]

Its easy to break apart epoxy.

[damien]

Don't take the risk with blue tack, the fish tank will crack when the rockscape collapse.

There is a reefer call 'NAx0' in SRC and he is using light diffuser and cable ties to hold the rocks together. Instead of using a single large piece of light diffuser, u can use many smaller size ones and create an interesting rockscape. I used this method some time back when I setup my tank.

This pix is from his thread.

[AvaNte]

okie thanks for advices rendered...

won't use blue tack liao...

[supremo]

bro, is there a tried an tested brand of epoxy that is reef safe? i used the Selley's Knead It to attach my seafan but it took the whole tube to attach 1, quite expensive if all my rocks needs to be glued cause my turbo snails has knocked some rocks before. any other type of epoxy safe to use?

[Achilles Tang]

You used up one whole tube???

There's a technique in using epoxy where you can use a small bit but it should hold something big.

Tip: mix well.... wait for the epoxy to harden slightly before pushing it into the rock and the intended 'stickee' (hee hee). Dun wait too long or you'll have a piece of stone in your hand!

[JustinK]

Me too... i am an idiot in epoxying my corals using selley's knead-it too, but somehow not very satisfied with it. Gonna try Deltec soon, purple colour, nice!