Safe Aquarium Materials

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nicko378

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Hello,
I have a ropefish in my tank and while it has adequate caves and hiding spots, it still loves o hide inside my hollow log decoration. It is a large decoration that is open at the bottom and the rope burrows in the sand and gets inside the piece. It drives me nuts because i go into panic mode thinking I've had a fish go AWOL. So I would like I fill in the base but I don't want to use something that could potentially harm the fish or poison the water. Any ideas?


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They make fish safe epoxy in fresh and salt, either would work. It commonly used to hold corals to rock and such


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when you fill the hole make sure you put water in it because if you dont and you seal it up it wont sink anymore!!
 
If they dont kave the epoxy at the lfs dont just buy any type, it must be solvent & VOC free. Its kinda expensive and its liquid I think it would be hard to fill the wood with it, its better as a coating or used as a glue. You could use the epoxy to glue something that will cover the hole. Dunno what shape it is but you could try a slate base or a slik filter bag filled with sand or gravel and jam it in. If you want the epoxy and cant find it I could give you the name of the company I ordered it from online. It is a 2 part epoxy, it cost me 60 bucks for 2 quarts (1 q part A &1 q part B), if anyone knows of a cheap source for the solvent free epoxy and I got ripped off please do tell

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Rollins-thanks that's just what I was looking for. The holes(two of them) are only about an inch by two inches. Il probably just glue a piece of slate over them and drill holes in the slate to allow water thru


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Yea that should work great with epoxy, but the cost factor. Silicone may work if you really glob it on after the wood is dry and let it cure. Silicone II from ge is cheap and readily available, just dont use any bathroom or kitchen silicone cause the mold inhibitor in it is poisonous. Honestly I personally would jam something in the hole quick and easy, even a rock, you coul modify the wood with a hole saw or knife to fit whatever is on hand.

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