What do you use to glue egg crate?

[andrewkw]

I'm starting my first frag tank, a 15g that was formerly my nano reef. I have tried gluing egg crate with super glue but that failed and I had a hell of a time getting it off my hands. I then tried aquarium silicon and left it to cure for a day, again failed.

 

I've since just put the egg crate in the tank however its not overly sturdy. Should I just leave it as is or is there a better attachment method i'm unaware of.

 

thanks

[proraptor2]

ziptie it together or use super glue gel....Ive used both and they work

[sephroth_r1]

what he said, i used super glue, and the extra tabs, worked good for me.

[Kool-cat]

I use crazy glue. I had to hold it in place for like 2 minutes and the glue was a little runny, depending on how much I put.

[andrewkw]

ziptie it together or use super glue gel....Ive used both and they work

 

 

don't zipties have metal in them?

[proraptor2]

No they are plastic

[nanoty]

don't zipties have metal in them?

 

Your thinking twist-ties.

[andrewkw]

I'm going to try fishing line later if that doesn't work I'll pick up some zip-ties on the weekend.

 

thanks for the tips!

[The Propagator]

Some zip ties DO have a metal pin inside the part the ribbon slides through that locks it in.

 

Weld-on #12 works AWSOME on eggcrate and PVC. So does Oateys PVC compound.

You can also make your own Acrylic cement with paint thinner and acrylic chips.

[andrewkw]

thanks for all the tips. I'll figure something out. I guess this wasn't the 1hr job I thought it would be

[Daemonfly]

I use superglue. Strong enough to hold good, but if you really need to break it apart, it comes apart relatively easy enough.