Tile paste for dry rocks- bonsai

[Aviad B.Z.]

Hi everyone,
Do you know of a reef safe paste\cement?
I worked with it abroad, it comes in a powder form and might have a liquid coagulant(not must).
You just mix it with water, or the 2 parts and after a few minutes it's done.
it's used to glue tiles, ceramic\ porcelain and granite counter tops.
Help me create my bonsai rock work.:beer:
*I've heard about Emaco GP, but I know you can't get it in a "regular" store...
Any ideas for a good substitute, that does't need curing?
(will be used to add rocks to an active tank)

Thank you,
Aviad

 

[Aviad B.Z.]

Bump??

 

[toothman]

zeovit makes a cementhttp:

www.thehiddenreef.com/store/KZSG!KOR01/KZ+Speed+Glue

 

[Aviad B.Z.]

Thanks for the link, but I'm looking for something generic.
Everything that gets an "aquarium" label quadruples in price....
If I knew what the substance's name is at the building supplies department, I bet I could find it in a significantly reduced price.
But thanks for the link, slowly but surly we'll find it soon.
Regards,
Aviad

 

[JasonBJones]

Many people use hydraulic cement. It cures very quickly and can be used underwater. Do a search and you should find lots of information on it.

 

[Ostentum]

I used the Marco rocks cement and it worked great. I think it was 30 for 10 pounds

 

[Aviad B.Z.]

Many people use hydraulic cement. It cures very quickly and can be used underwater. Do a search and you should find lots of information on it.

Any type would do the job?
That's what I saw today but they didn't have the 5lbs. buckets only the sacks.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...=70yCT9-kBoTciQKDxL2NAw&sqi=2&ved=0CHgQ8gIwBA

Is it any good\reef safe?

 

[KafudaFish]

^ that is what I used to make all of my rock in my 5.5 in the summer of 2010 and I have had no issues after it cured.

Because I had a large amount of rock to water volume I had a small pH spike but it went way pretty quickly. If you are going to use a few pounds of it to cement your rock in your 66 it should not be too much of an issue.

There are two ways of working with that: dry and wet. Dry you mix your cement and sand (if making rock) put it on your skeletal structure (pvc or egg crate) and then add water (spray bottle) and then take a chopstick to mix and create details.

Wet you mix it like normal cement in a container and add the wet mix to where it goes. Problems are: you leave a large amount of cement behind and it dries quickly like 10 minutes.

IF it starts to dry too quickly you can spary some water on it and work it again. As long as you aren't washing the cement away it isn't a big deal. If you have too much water after you bond your rocks you can go back and sprinkle cement powder into the open spaces etc. The dry cement will wick water and then you can take your finger or chopstick to push it into the openings to make it look like one solid structure vs. piece wise.


BASF makes a marine cement too but it comes in 55 pound bags for around $40 ea. I think.

 

[GIT RITE]

I have also used the Macro Rocks kit, Never had any issues with it.


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