Duff0712 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 In my new tank I had an idea to glue halves of cholla wood onto the back of my tank. However, I'm not quite sure how to glue them to the glass. I have some cyanoacrylate gel (for wood) glue and haven't tried it yet, but does anyone have any ideas of what I could use to stick the wood to glass? I will call it the Shrimpoyah Hotel. I have plans to make a journal as I build it. As long as i don't forget to take pictures throughout. Deroyhott and Alfrediacag 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I would just use super glue. People use it to glue plants to wood and corals to rocks Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorfan Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I use super glue gel to attach all mosses to things like cholla in my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r45t4m4n Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 aquarium safe silicone? Are you attaching them lengthwise? If you are attaching them so they protrude into the tank you can use rare earth magnets (that way they are easy to move and very strong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 You could also use silicone it might hold beter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Why silicone it to the glass at all? If you decide to move it, it will be challenging. Instead, drill out a hole in the cholla, and insert a suction cup. Use a bit of silicone if needed to hold the suction cup to the cholla. High5's, Crazyfishlady, aquariumlover10 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes do what soothing said, silicone or superglue would be very hard to get off, especially using something fish safe to get it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I would love to see pics once you have it in the tank! I love creative DIY ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Were you going to do the whole wall? I would connect them with monofilament, and then as Soothing said, use the suction cups. Either hang the monofilament, or suction cups directly on the cholla. Or both. I also think silicone might work. I would think the superglue would be permanently stuck on the glass if you went that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Suction cups would work well, otherwise silicon. The problem with something permanent is what if you are trying to catch out shrimp and they just hide in the wood in the back . Are you going to use the teddybear cholla wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Agree with everyone who said suction cups. The ability to remove everything is must in shrimp tank lol. I spent the last 3 hours last night trying to catch 20 shrimp in one tank that I had to breakdown. If it was not for the fact that I removed all the plants and decor I would have just given up and dump the tank into a bucket lol. chibikaie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 either glue it to suction cups so you can move it or us silicon in an empty tank. super glue wont hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thank you all for the ideas! Im thinking suction cups will be the winner. I will definitely be using the teddy bear haha. Just need to play with getting the suction cup long enough. -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Cholla falls apart easily so mind that as well. It will not let as long as other woods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 So something I was thinking of. Based off of the suction cup idea I wanted to take some of the charcoal/fiber glass window netting I have and suction cup that (in sections) to the back of the tank and just glue the pieces of cholla wood onto the mesh. One problem I am seeing is that there would be a gap between the mesh and the back of the tank. Does anyone know of any other way to attach th mesh to the back of the tank? Or just a longer handle suction cup that I can attach to the cholla wood and just do that against the back of the tank? I was thinking maybe some aquarium safe magnets for the mesh, but I'm not quite sure which would be safe as there are a lot of mixed reviews everywhere on magnets like ceramic and neodymium leaching or having to use sealant on non-safe magnets. Any suggestions are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 You could try the zoomed MagClip. I've wanted to get some for quite a while, but have trouble bringing myself to spend $10 for only 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 You could try getting a few moss ledges and suctions those to the tank and thru the mesh and so they hold it up with the cholla wood on their, also it may just rest on the bottom by itself. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 You could try the zoomed MagClip. I've wanted to get some for quite a while, but have trouble bringing myself to spend $10 for only 1.I've seen those but for how many Id need I would be broke haha. You could try getting a few moss ledges and suctions those to the tank and thru the mesh and so they hold it up with the cholla wood on their, also it may just rest on the bottom by itself.Cough.. I actually just got a ton of ledges.. Cough... I will prob just end up using all suction cups. It just scares me with some saying their magnets have fallen apart and rusted. I don't want the chance my stock is gonna all die randomly down the road because I went a "easier" route-Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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