WATCH THIS Before Gluing ANYTHING In Your Aquarium

[@grassnake7122]

I'm really surprised with big companies that they haven't made different coloured glue so it can be in keeping with your aquarium design, great video 👍

[@BRSfresh]

You might be on to something 👏

[@Riddlemt]

Take preferred colored sand and mix with the glue.

[@lukel2359]

These are excellent tips and tricks. So excited to try placing monte carlo in an elevated spot so it will drape down. Thanks a ton!

[@BRSfresh]

Glad to help! It’s beautiful!

[@NathalyM-zn2jg]

Thank you so much, I was just wondering how to glue wood together.

[@BRSfresh]

Glad to help! Check out our Nano Betta Utopia. Gluing wood together there around the 4min mark. Just for some ideas 👍

[@marcin11712]

This may be a silly question but any tips on removing plants/Anubis from rocks and wook after gluing them down with gel glue

[@BRSfresh]

👋It’s a great question! Typically, what will happen is the plant will actually come off of the glue spot without a lot of effort and minimal damage to the plant stock if any (especially with a rhizome like Anubis). Then you will be left with the glue spot on the wood which you should be able to pull off easily with a pair of pliers or use a blade to cut it off. That will expose some new wood temporarily which will be a lighter color than the rest, but that will fill in and blend in no time.

[@marcin11712]

Thank you for the quick reply. I’m in need of rescaping the tank so this was really useful 😊

[@BRSfresh]

Have fun! Thanks for watching!

[@kimuy6077]

Awesome video thank you for sharing

[@BRSfresh]

Thanks for watching!

[@mmerriman4995]

So helpful! Thanks.

[@BRSfresh]

Great to hear, thanks for watching!

[@295lou]

Hello! I'm new to your channel and the hobby..my question....is there a special aquarium gel glue you need to use or can you use any gel super glue off the shelf? Thanks!

[@BRSfresh]

👋! Welcome! Any cyanoacrylate glue will work. Just make sure it’s thick gel or it will be a mess. Grab some instaset to help speed up the process too. Check out brsfreshwater.com for everything you need!

[@haseebnedarya4327]

Nice and informative video..thanks 👍🏼

[@BRSfresh]

Appreciate it!

[@chamaeleo85]

For the cotton method it's much more effective to use liquid super glue instead of gel...✌🏻

[@BRSfresh]

That’s worked for you? For me the gel glue is much easier to work with - luckily they make one for each of us 😁

[@tulioalopez]

Great video, what accelerator spray you used?

[@BRSfresh]

👋 thanks! That’s called Instaset and it’s at brsfreshwater.com.

[@josepolanco1228]

That for the learned new tip. The accelerator, did not know that was a thing. Subscribed

[@BRSfresh]

Thank you!🙏

[@HappyOne2017]

​@@BRSfreshDoesn't water do the same thing though? I just drip water on the glue. It seems to work for me 😊

[@BRSfresh]

Technically that’s true but accelerator is definitely faster in my experience which comes in handy during builds 💪

[@josepolanco1228]

@@BRSfresh was exactly adding anubias to rock and wood and the holding to keep in place drives me nuts. Ordered one 😁

[@gula65]

very useful video congratulations

[@BRSfresh]

Much appreciated- glad it was helpful!

[@eamonodwyer6747]

Graret tips here so today I bought grass to stick to my driftwood i may have put to much glue on as I can see white coming true after i put my driftwood back in will this harm the plant

[@BRSfresh]

👋! First, thank you! Without seeing the exact situation, I would say “maybe”. If the roots are too covered and the plant can’t get nutrients, then yes. I would recommend watching it for a couple of weeks. If it looks and healthy and is growing, you probably are ok. Quick tip, I had a bunch of plants die on a piece of wood (anubias rot) they were glued to and rather than discarding the wood, I just took a shop knife and carved them off. I thought the wood was ruined but all the coloration evened out and I couldn’t even tell that I had done that. Then I planted again and the second time worked. So there is hope! 👊

[@eamonodwyer6747]

Saying that there is one side of the driftwood where i glued a plant in the wrong area and pulled it off and put it else where but there is a white patch left can I re plant

[@BRSfresh]

I have done that - cut the patch off - the wood will look fresh there for a bit but will blend after a short time 👍

[@THISBECHRIS]

Just watched a video about an hour ago where they (another YT channel) said not to get glue the rhizome, just the roots. I'm wondering, from how you worded it in your video, if the crux is really just not to completely encapsulate or encompass a portion of the rhizome as that would inhibit growth. Would you agree with that? Thanks and great video.

[@BRSfresh]

Good question - I try to avoid the roots but it would be better to get it on the roots than risk covering the rhizome for sure. In other words, if the rhizome is small, roots will work, but a line along the side of the rhizome ensuring you don't cover it has always worked for me as well.

[@d.s.5820]

The plant feeds from the roots. Think about it. Should you encapsulate the roots in glue? Use ya brain.

[@kito1682]

@@d.s.5820these are aquatic plants. More specifically rhizome plants. They can take nutrients from their leaves just as well as their roots The roots are almost exclusively Used to adhere to a surface

[@d.s.5820]

@@kito1682 You are incorrect. Like most of our mischaracterized “aquatic plants”, anubias are marginal plants more often found growing emersed rather than submersed. Anton Lamboj an expert on Western African cichlids and their environments, in his book, On Western cichlids, he writes that in his travels, he has never seen Anubias growing in the water except once. If anubias gets most nutrients from its leaves (which few “aquatic” plants do) then how would that be achieved growing emersed? Just like echinodorus and crypts, Anubias too feeds mainly by its roots.

[@Riddlemt]

If you dot glue the roots, the plant doesn't care. If you glue the rhizome, the plant will suffocate.

[@Khw5193]

Could you please tell what the accelerator is and where to get it? Thanks

[@BRSfresh]

Here's what you need! brs.li/3XNiTJu

[@steveallen3845]

Good one!

[@BRSfresh]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Agnus78]

Good tips! But i think 10s is enough for a glue to attach a plant underwater. Another tip: You can use sand or aquarium substrate or even coffee to cover any glued areas potentially visible from outside. This is why i always have dense glue and thin, watery like glue.

[@trixie1636]

Which ones do you use?

[@Agnus78]

@@trixie1636 Depends on what i need

[@trixie1636]

@@Agnus78 I meant like the brand names 😅

[@Agnus78]

@@trixie1636 I use "CA Joker" cyanoacrylate glue dense and light versions.

[@gladiatormechs5574]

a resin model broke, should i glue it with CRAZY GLUE or should i use a little of the same resin itself... which would be a stronger hold ? both glues are aquarium safe.

[@BRSfresh]

Hi! An aquarium safe resin would likely be stronger but I have only used aquarium safe super glue myself

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

I'm surprised that the cotton disintegrating doesn't create structural instability. My business installs and maintains indoor plants and I use synthetic felt for a wick watering system after having used cotton and it vanishing being organic, synthetic was my solution. I'd guess that hang on filter disposable cartridge fabric fiber would work instead of cotton balls. That accelerant looks promising. Zip strips / cable ties come in petite sizes and I've used them effectively, combined with what you're doing you could anchor the plant with the glue and then cut off the cable tie once secured.

[@BRSfresh]

I definitely have some zip ties in a few of the tanks. That’s a good solution. The key step with the cotton is to COMPLETELY cover it with glue. If you don’t do that, then yes there can be problems.

[@patconcubierta295]

It will survive without soil?the montecarlo or ur putting liquid fertilizer?.im just new to this hobby so im gathering much info that i can on how to care for live aquarium plants.thank you!

[@BRSfresh]

GREAT Question. Yes, but it very much depends on the plant. Check out the video on the channel called “These are the 6 plants to start with” (from couple weeks ago). In there I cover the difference between plants that require soil and plants that don’t and how to plant them. Hope that helps!

[@BRSfresh]

And WELCOME to the hobby! 🙌

[@touchwood108]

Hi, Great informative video. I used fine fishing line and had trouble tying knots as it was so fiddley. How did yours stay holding without knotting it please?

[@BRSfresh]

Thanks! For me, it’s usually a combination of two things: first, I will wrap the plant at least three or four times. Second, I typically wrap pretty tightly. If you were placing on the side of a piece of wood, so the plant isn’t resting on the wood, then you may need to wrap it a few more times.

[@touchwood108]

@@BRSfresh Thanks I will give that a try.

[@byz513]

Whenever i use CA glue like you did, under water, I've failed miserabley time and time again (anubias to driftwood underwater, anubias to gravel to driftwood). I finally gave up and just drained my 75 and glued it to a more dry surface driftwood.

[@BRSfresh]

Not gonna lie - glueing out of water is easier. But if I have had trouble under water it’s been for 3 reasons: 1) wrong glue - too thin 2) not being decisive about placement and taking too long to secure it 3) not holding the spot long enough. When I do those right, I’m usually in pretty good shape.

[@davidtrice2112]

New to planted tanks. What kind of glue would I use?

[@BRSfresh]

Welcome! Grab BRS extra thick gel glue from brsfreshwater.com. What kind of build are you working on?

[@davidtrice2112]

Ordered plants and they sent me some java moss. I have some driftwood I was going to put in my tank. Thought adding the java moss onto it would be great idea.

[@BRSfresh]

Moss on driftwood is definitely a fav 🙌

[@mrbrown3546]

Cyanoacrylate is what you're looking for, it's what all these 'aquarium glues' or 'aquascaping glues' are Check the 'ingredients' of all the different super glue you have access to, you'll find some cheap options.

[@billthomas7486]

Could Keep a green anole with a pair of mourning gecko and 4 dart frogs, and a red eye tree frogs in tank together, if so what size tank. And what species of dart frogs. Maybe i could add a vampire to the mix, plz advise.

[@BRSfresh]

Well, sounds very cool but we are not experts in those setups. However I did ask the guys at Josh’s Frogs and here’s their advice for ya: Mixing select species, generally that naturally occur in nature together, is possible under the right conditions, but we strongly recommend against mixing species, if you do not have experience keeping each species individually first. It's really hard to know if animals are truly doing well or behaving normally if you're not familiar with those behaviors, and the more species you introduce into an environment, the more difficult it is to meet each of those animals needs.

[@trixie1636]

What about when you see the glue spots AFTER the piece is in the water 😅🥲

[@BRSfresh]

👋 Great question! In that case I have covered with thread and moss (or Monte Carlo). It can also work to get in there and chip the glue out with a blade in certain situations. But be gentle 😊

[@trixie1636]

@ hmm, because I battled with some Christmas moss and a little bonsai tree, after putting it in the water and situating it in the substrate I see a bunch of white spots 😅😅😅 can’t really get to it unless I take the whole thing out which will be a pain. I tried sticking more moss and other things to it to cover the spots but I feel like I failed lol and have more spots since the glue cures the second it hits the water

[@BRSfresh]

Bummer - but I know the feeling. I have definitely started over on some aspects of my aquariums and sometimes the entire thing. It can be part of journey 😅

[@trixie1636]

@ DEFINITELY

[@michaelagostino3483]

Where are you getting this Instaset spray? I see none listed on Amazon. Unless I am spelling it wrong. What is the product name of the spray your using?

[@THISBECHRIS]

If I'm not mistaken, any CA glue accelerator spray should work (CA = cyanoacrylate which is super glue, gorilla glue, etc). Amazon has a 2oz, $9 spray bottle sold by TotalBoat. I'm ordering some myself.

[@tracys.6033]

I went to their BRS store site and found the Instant spray. They also call it accelerator. I went under their tab for aqua scape tools. I have never used. I just noticed your question and wondered the same. Hope this is helpful to you.

[@michaelagostino3483]

@@tracys.6033 Thank you! Thank you!

[@michaelagostino3483]

@@THISBECHRIS Thanks!

[@BRSfresh]

Glad you figured it out - such team work! :)

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

wow

[@johnforte3466]

Also be sure to waterlogged your wood first so it won't float.

[@BRSfresh]

No doubt! I think people often think that's a big pain, but I floated 6 different pieces of Spiderwood in the studio and every one of them sank inside 48hrs. Or, you can just get spiderwood on slate pieces if you don't want to wait!

[@nikkiblack5073]

So you use just any kind of crazy glue.???

[@BRSfresh]

Glue with cyanoacrylate should be fine. Just use thick glue or it gets messy!

[@nikkiblack5073]

@BRSfresh OK, thank you. But I wondered what that was all about with the glue . Like your video thank you

[@alfredthebigasshousespider9650]

where did you get all of those majestic lookin spider woods tho? 😦

[@BRSfresh]

brsfreshwater.com!

[@Jakommo]

years ago when i first found out about the glue+cotton trick it was a game changer.. it really "opens a door for new opportunities" xD and because of some reaction with the air + cotton it would instantly harden and you could use way less of it but over the time this reaction stopped happening.. probably cause my glue is 5ish years old now 🤷‍♂

[@BRSfresh]

I might know a place where you can grab a new bottle..#brsfreshwater.com 👊

[@AQUARIUMFREAK123]

Is CLEAR SILICONE the best glue to use when glueing HEAVY ROCKS together ? as compared to an aquarium safe RESIN... which is better ?

[@BRSfresh]

I would still go with our cyanoacrylate thick gel glue. It is a guarantee that it works quickly and it’s inexpensive. Aquarium safe resin can be more expensive. Clear silicone takes time to dry. Gel glue can be used and secured 30sec before being placed in water. That’s what I would go with every time.

[@daffafirst8538]

I don't like glueing plants, it looks not safe I like tie it together, and glued wood and rocks, not glued to plants

[@BRSfresh]

Cool - I’ve tied many plants - works great 👍