Tank Falling apart - Aquarium Advice

Frogspawn · 04-20-2007, 04:09 PM

hey guys i got up this morning and i seen 4 or 5 peices of my LR fell to the ground and a bunch of my mushrooms and polyps are still not attaching to the LR i cant get them to stay in a certin place and it realy becoming more of a hassel with them then beautie. but back to the LR i see that my LR is loosey stacked and i cant seem to tighten it up. i try to move on peice and others fall down.
i tryed epoxy the other day to hold a few in place but i be darn the epoxy wont hold either i got the HOLD FAST epoxy from dr.fostersmith.com the kind that turns white when ready to use and i sware its junk. should i take everything out and restack it? or just try to make the best of what i got?
i dont want the stack to fall when i add other fish let alone sps corals or lsp corals.
thanks
heres a pic of it now

tecwzrd · 04-20-2007, 04:23 PM

Looks stable to me from the photo but you may have to rearrange it for a better fit. Push comes to shove you could drill and plastic rod it for a stable platform.

Also checkout securing propagated corals methods of fixing live coral.

**roka64** · 04-20-2007, 04:28 PM

Plastic zip ties might work, since the pieces are somewhat small (rock), make sure you get the ones that don't have metal in the zippy part.

**melosu58** · 04-20-2007, 04:37 PM

You might need to take the rock and kind of put it together as finding rocks that will fit into another groove on another rock.So many options out there.

Innovator · 04-20-2007, 04:56 PM

You can also use Devcon (2 part epoxy).

Frogspawn · 04-20-2007, 05:23 PM

ok i will move some around to make it fit a bit better. i think i am going to get rid of some of the mushrooms and polyps. the packs from liveaquaria.com are a little over whelming for this little tank. Owell live and learn.

04-20-2007, 04:09 PM	#1
Frogspawn Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Smithsburg, MD Posts: 353 Images: 3	Tank Falling apart hey guys i got up this morning and i seen 4 or 5 peices of my LR fell to the ground and a bunch of my mushrooms and polyps are still not attaching to the LR i cant get them to stay in a certin place and it realy becoming more of a hassel with them then beautie. but back to the LR i see that my LR is loosey stacked and i cant seem to tighten it up. i try to move on peice and others fall down. i tryed epoxy the other day to hold a few in place but i be darn the epoxy wont hold either i got the HOLD FAST epoxy from dr.fostersmith.com the kind that turns white when ready to use and i sware its junk. should i take everything out and restack it? or just try to make the best of what i got? i dont want the stack to fall when i add other fish let alone sps corals or lsp corals. thanks heres a pic of it now __________________ Frogspawn If it was not for mistakes we would never get better.

04-20-2007, 04:23 PM	#2
tecwzrd Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: VA Posts: 3,152	Looks stable to me from the photo but you may have to rearrange it for a better fit. Push comes to shove you could drill and plastic rod it for a stable platform. Also checkout securing propagated corals methods of fixing live coral. __________________ -Micah- If you haven't figured it out yet I like to BOLD links :P Vote for AA at Aqua Rank

04-20-2007, 04:28 PM	#3
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,298 Images: 12	Plastic zip ties might work, since the pieces are somewhat small (rock), make sure you get the ones that don't have metal in the zippy part. __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Questions loved, heeded advice greatly appreciated! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

04-20-2007, 04:37 PM	#4
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,104 Images: 73	You might need to take the rock and kind of put it together as finding rocks that will fit into another groove on another rock.So many options out there. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

04-20-2007, 05:23 PM	#6
Frogspawn Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Smithsburg, MD Posts: 353 Images: 3	ok i will move some around to make it fit a bit better. i think i am going to get rid of some of the mushrooms and polyps. the packs from liveaquaria.com are a little over whelming for this little tank. Owell live and learn. __________________ Frogspawn If it was not for mistakes we would never get better.

04-20-2007, 04:56 PM	#5
Innovator Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,186	You can also use Devcon (2 part epoxy).

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