Sink The Drift Wood!

[MrMashashin]

I bought a pice of real driftwood from the LFS 2 days ago and it hasnt gotten loged yet! My plants are coming in tomarow! What kind of glue can i use that isnt toxic to fish?

 

[bbq1234]

I bought driftwood and stuck it in the gravel and it was fine

 

[MrMashashin]

i tryed stiking it in the gravel and it didnt stick

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

try attaching it to a slate ... thats how i see most driftwood in the stores

 

[MrMashashin]

i dont have slates to my access at this time. I'm asking what house hold product can hold it down? Would hot glue and some catfish sinkers work?

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

yeah im guessing some kind of sinker would do

 

[MrMashashin]

ok just gata get some hot glue

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

or if you have a drill handy and the driftwood is a good size you can drill holes just smaller then the sinkers and force the sinkers in the drilled holes

 

[StingrayKid]

My LFS supplies a fish safe aquarium glue that you can use to glue ornimants down to building a fish tank. I'd definately reccomend this stuff!

 

[Tolak]

Plastic cable tie & a suitable size rock should do the trick. I can't count how many things are held down/together in my tanks with cable ties.

Tolak

 

[Max]

Plastic cable tie & a suitable size rock should do the trick. I can't count how many things are held down/together in my tanks with cable ties.

Tolak

i never have that problem, i never have anything float, well a few plants, but i want it like that

 

[Yano]

Supergule gel works too

 

[Tolak]

Hey dragonfish, I love that sig! I've got cable ties on a couple of plants attached to a larger rock, plecs like to knock them around. Made home made veggie feeders with a clothespin & a rock, have eggcrate held together with ties for a tank top, & just this evening hooked an airstone to a rock with one to put under a spawn I pulled.

Thats just off the top of my head, I'm sure I have them in a few more places. Got an assortment of 500 a while back cheap, they're like high tech ductape!

Tolak

 

[FishDan]

I'm not so sure superglue is aquarium safe, though I might be wrong. Personally, if the bottle/tube/container does not specifically say "aquarium safe" or "food surface safe" it is not going into my fish tank. It simply is not worth risking my fish. Many glues have chemicals that are toxic to fish (and people).

That being said, it sounds like you are trying to sink the wood in a tank that has already been filled with water. If that is the case, most all glues/silicone sealents need to be applied to thoroughly dried surfaces. There are some aquarium safe epoxies that can be applied in the water, though I can not recall any names. Driftwood can take weeks before it is logged enough to sink, and I have read some posts about having to wait months before their driftwood would stay sunken. Patients is key in this hobby. If you can't wait, try some silicone sealant (aquarium safe!!) or if adding to an already filled tank, find some epoxy that can set in water. If you use silicone sealant, you will need to wait at least 24, preferabbly 36-48 hours to let it cure before adding it to water.

\Dan

 

[kent]

dont use glue! When i first bought a wood, it wasnt sinking.. I boiled it in water for 30 minutes then put it on the tank. I also put little pieces of rock on top of the wood. You just have to wait for the wood to absorb the water and it could take forever..But in my case, it just took 1 day for the wood to become water logged. Normally, if u boil it, it shouldnt take very long to sink..