Aquarium glue?

[Crunchy]

Is there any kind of workable aquarium glue (for freshwater tanks) or do I just have to figure out how to make the silicone sealant work?

My goal is to glue pieces of gravel to a half a cup for a hiding place for my axolotl. Possibly glue some down to the floor of his tank too so he can't eat the pieces (or is this a bad idea all around).

Sand isn't working out very well for me because it keeps pearling and floating to the surface.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

how hard is it to figure silicone out?

Just use a brush, smear it over the cup and roll the cup around the gravel.

 

[biguebs]

I believe silicone will work just fine for that application (make sure its 100% silicone, don't buy the stuff with anti-mildew agent in it!). Or a LFS would have a small tube of aquarium sealant/glue that would work. And glue it down if you want! Just make sure you are using the correct stuff that won't harm the fish.

 

[Crunchy]

@ spirit: I haven't tried to use the silicone yet. I was told by someone else that it would be difficult because it has the consistency of caulk.

@big: Thanks for the info. I was planning on using the stuff from the LFS just to be certain that it wouldn't do anything to the water. But if I could get it from Home Depot of Menard's (the 100% stuff) I'll do that instead.

 

[muffywrx]

Just make sure you can still easily clean his enclosure. If the gravel comes loose this would be bad however so make sure it can't.

 

[smitty03281964]

Wow.

 

[BIG-G]

regular cyanoacrylate glue (crazy glue) is safe. I use it all the time to glue coral frags, works great.

 

[Crunchy]

thanks BIG-G that's great to know

 

[Dominator]

u must remove the old glue first.

 

[Crunchy]

Oh, I haven't done anything yet. It's for working on over the weekend.