Fixing rocks once tank is full...is it possible?

[fr3n0z]

Hi All guus, i've did something i think stupid. I have a small nano 40lt net with few frags, nothing fixed yet....the rocks are just stacked on top of each other and are a bit wobbly.

There is a way to secure the rocks now that is already underwater? I could eventually pull them out to fix them but should be a fairly quick thing.

Any hint on how to proceed?

 

[blaxsun]

Some of the reef-safe putty might work.

 

[nothing_fancy]

Definitely interested to see what others say about this. You would need a lot of it but loctite Gel Control will set up pretty quick under water or better if you take them out momentarily and do it. Another more passive option is to use black zip ties which will look kind of weird at first but eventually your corals and Coralline algae will hide them. Another option is to get some rods and cut them to lengths you need, glue them onto the areas where rocks wobble so they can be supported better on a neighboring rock.

 

[Cigarman]

Get some reef safe epoxy and coral glue. On bottom of rock you are going to put in, make a epoxy sand which where rock will sit on rock already in tank. Put a little dab of the glue then a small piece of epoxy then another bit of the glue. Put rock in tank and push in place.

 

[Scooter21]

Reef safe epoxy. Pick the rock up while still underwater and in your tank, put a big ball of epoxy and then put the rock back in place. You can cover the ball of epoxy in superglue to make it even more sticky