Will They Stick To Rock?

[KrazyKuhli]

I'm looking at getting back into live plants again and have a huge Block of slate, will Javafern/moss and anubas roots grip onto it?
Gonna get some swords and vallis for the rear/sides of the tank and some fine leaved plants for the foreground.

 

[ainsy]

You will need to attach them with something.

If you can easily get the slate out f the tank dry it off and use the gel type superglue.

If you can't then some invisible thread or fishing line works well.

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Yea I will take the block out gonna do it when the bigger tank gets here, whats the small valis looking plants called?

 

[ainsy]

Do you mean this one:

Mini vallisneria

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Wow cheers for the link.

Yea that is kinda like what I mean.

I like the finer leaves like grass plants:

Lilaeopsis Mauritiana

 

[KrazyKuhli]

OMG Just been looking through the Gallery on the site....I would give my firstborn for a tank like them!!!

 

[ainsy]

yes they will look nice in your foreground!

Try planting them in clumps of odd numbers!

 

[FishFanatic04]

I used a dot of superglue to attach my anubis rhizome to a rock. worked great. I'm too OCD to use string since its visible for so long.

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Whats the name of the superglue? I know I need to look for a certain ingredient but not sure of then name of it.

 

[FishFanatic04]

oh crap.

lol I was NOT told about a secret deadly ingredient.

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Found this quote on google:

cyanoacrylate (super Glue) is completely fish tank safe. Reef Keepers use it to glue live coral pieces to rocks.

 

[ainsy]

That is exactly right.

I used it about 1000 times when I kept corals and also now use it for attaching plants. Just make sure it is the gel type (not because of some secret ingredient - just because the normal stuff is too runny)

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Cool cheers will go out and get some when I get the plants

 

[FishFanatic04]

Lol Good. I am pretty sure I first read about superglue in the marine section. But I didn't catch anything about it being dangerous. Was pretty scared for a minute.