Tunnels in a 10g aquarium.

[vicviper15]

I have a 10g tank cycling and I am planning on stocking two firefish for my fiancee. I was thinking a bit of my last two firefish that I had given to my aunt and how they burrowed under the sand.

I want to use pvc pipe with nine openings at the top of the substrate with the piping covering the length and width of the tank, while serving as the foundation of the live rock.

Would the tunnel system become a nitrate/nitrite factory and cause problems in the long run?

DIY projects are new to me. What kind of glue would i use for the foundation?

 

[Dixie_reefer]

How funny, I was thinking today about doing something similar for my zebra dartfish. Tagging along.

 

[vicviper15]

It's always good to ask questions then; hope we get the information we are looking for!

 

[vicviper15]

bump xD

 

[Reefing Madness]

I know of a few people who have that set up for thier fish, and they have had no issues with it.

 

[vicviper15]

Thanks!
Last question, what kind of adhesive would I use to glue my rocks and such?

 

[Reefing Madness]

Aquarium Aquascaping & Coral Propagation: Two Little Fishies AquaStik Epoxy Putty

 

[vicviper15]

Thanks alot!

Dixie, I hope your questions were answered as well!

 

[Squishie89]

And if you think detritus is building up in the tunnels, I would use a turkey bastor to try and blow it out. Just a thought.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Super glue gel!!! Best stuff out there. Any cyanoacrylate gel works great. NOT THE LIQUID! Pull out your rocks and start with the bottom rocks. When you start the next later glue the contact points of the bottom of the 2nd layer rocks. Repeat until your structure is complete. If you don't like it break it apart and rearrange. People strength is much stronger than the turbo-ist of snails. An urchin might be strong enough. Use a ton of glue. It will become purple with the rock.

The PVC tunnels will be fine. Occasionally shoot a small powerhead through it If worried about detritus.


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[Jawbone flats]

the putty is the best solution... but it needs to be done before the fish go in and then turn off your skimmer if you have one and run an active carbon filter to remove whatever the putty is putting into the water. in a 10 gallon tank it will probably affect the water quite a bit...( yes its reef safe but I am just offering suggestions based on my experience with the stuff)

the gel superglue is awesome for a temporary thing but becomes very brittle really quick. like within a month you could pull it apart with little effort. It works great for gluing frags but not for structural environment creation. I have tried dollar store superglue and homedepot name brand superglue and found for the money that the superglue from ecotech is by far more cost effective than even the dollar store glue.

you could also use the Weld-on 16 to glue plastic pieces together, its just a bit thinner than gel superglue but will be more structurally sound.
I use this for gluing pvc pipe to eggcrate when I make frag racks and when I make furniture for my tanks. ( more permanent than superglue which always seemed to fall apart a month later )

just my 2¢

 

[vicviper15]

Thanks! Not sure what I'm going to use yet. The tank is still in its planning stage so far the its only salt water with dry rock with a filter. Probably going to be like that for a few more weeks or months.