How to Aquascape with Super Glue - 8 Tips
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Looking to make a really cool aquascape? Then I hope you’re ready to get your hands sticky! Keep watching to find out 8 tips and tricks for building a planted tank with super glue.
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@@fsalex937 Thanks so much! Couldn't have done it without your support. :)
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I'm just learning how to do this. Love your video on it. I especially love the moss ball tree! Thank you A Gamer's Wife♡ I'm going to try the tree. And I didn't know you could use it on rooted plants. Which I am doing that also. Because they just keep flowing up. Awesome video!
@@wyomingadventures That's awesome! I hope your moss ball tree turns out great. SerpaDesign also has a follow-up video on how the tree has been doing: ua-cam.com/video/sbC0S6RQ7Z4/v-deo.html
I've always wanted to scape with super glue... this might just push me over the edge finally! nice tip with the lava rock too :)
Yesss, do it... super glue is for planting, not sticking your fingers together. 😜
Oh hi
Who are you
This is really cool to see you at a video I'm learning from aswell. Shows how everyone starts somewhere. Also I live ur videos. Watch them all the time 😊❤
I always use glue to attach plant roots to my finger tips.
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LOL!
LOL OMG too funny
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Why do you attach roots to your finger tips
Ive had aquariums for 25 years and am learning a lot from you, thanks! I think the tip about gluing roots instead of too much on the rhizome is key.
You just saved my tanks! For the life of me I cant get my plants to stick to the bottom. I am so happy I can add a rock to them.
My mind is spinning as to what I can now do. Thank you. I love your channel. You talk to the beginner without using words way over our heads. My frogs will thank you!
Yay, I'm so glad it worked!
I couldn’t resist the beauty of the aquarium lily... I bought one and I put in my five gallon, while waiting for my bigger tank to arrive lol.
Haha, I'm the same way with my tiger lotus. So far, it hasn't completely taken over yet, but I have been pruning it.
Been scared of using glue . . . even though lots of folks do it! This gives me a lot of confidence. Thank you! As always, nice tutorial -- keep it up!
Yay, hope you try it out someday. 😊
3:10 now this is just what I needed to know. I just bought two Rotalas 20m ago and they drove me insane, always floating away. The rock is a nice tip. Thank you. Regards from Portugal.
[By the way, I used superglue in a wrong manner and it's been 5 months that I'm stuck to the inside of the aquarium. Family misses me, my friends worry about where I am. Girlfriend feeds me twice a day but won't set me free. Help.]
What a neat idea instead of instantly trying to tie things down! I may have to add this onto my "to do" list! Great video as always! Have a great weekend! 😁👍🐡💙🌟🌈
Thank you so much! Yeah, I never go back to using only sewing thread again - it's a pain!
The stem plant tip is literally the best. How have I not thought of it?!
Right? That's why I love it when people share their tips/experiences in the comments. I learn sooo much from everyone.
Definitely using your sand idea should I need to camouflage any gel oozing.
You always have great information in you videos and they are so well put together. Love your channel. It's super underrated!
Awww, thank you so much! Your comment totally made my day! 🤗
Thanks! I had no idea glue could be used. I like all your videos and you have an amazing voice!
Nice video. I have been using ceramic rings+glue for my stem plants. Pack a bunch of stems into the ring and use superglue to seal the top and bottom.
Hello Girl Talks Fish, I just started watching your channel in the last couple of months, and I love them all. I am about to start my first tank, waiting on my things to deliver this week. Now I came across this video about super glue, so glad that I did, I just order it for my live plants. I have watched many many many videos and study for months on keeping fish and living plants, I am always asking questions. thanks on the tip of the glue.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Nice tips! I can’t tie plants to rocks to save my life so superglue is awesome. I haven’t tried glueing hardscape together yet, but I recently glued a bunch of flame moss to a ceramic skull I use in one of my tanks. It’s just now starting to grow in nicely.
Oh my goodness, I can't believe all the time I spent on trying to attach plants with sewing thread. It's hard!
Yess! This is my goal and my next project! It's going to going in a tank with sand substrate and a "kelp forest" for my betta sorority!
I wish I had known or thought of using the cap. Sure would have prevented multiple times of plants stuck to fingers instead of wood or rock, lol.
# 1 best tip right here.
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Haha, right? Gotta give Aquarium Co-Op credit for teaching me that one. 😉
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge! I truly appreciate it!
🤯 This video was SO INFORMATIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 👏👏👏
Great video very helpful 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽
Ahhh... the cap. Of course!
I might finally stop gluing my fingers together now.
I know, right? You can thank Aquarium Co-Op for that one. :)
Thank you for this helpful video! I'm extremely new to aquarium ownership. I have a 3 gallon with two nerite snails and one little neocaridina shrimp, and I want them to live their best little lives. The snails are good at budging my plants around so this will help me with an escapee java fern.
Omg serpadesign💚☺️ I remember when he posted that video I went all out trying to re create it :)
Did it work??
I dry out ground coffee grains and sprinkle it over the super glue to mask it!
I tried aquascaping today, used about 2/3rd of a gorilla super glue gel bottle (15g). I don’t feel that it had all completely set before I filled the tank… is it still safe, of should I give it a day to set and then do a 100% water change before adding my fish? Thanks in advance! 😊
Seachem uses the same ingredient and they say you can put yours plants right away
Hi! Your videos are always easy to understand and I am learning so much. As soon as the glue is dry, I can put it inside the tank and add water right?
How long do you wait till you put it into the tank? There is strong fumes from the glue
You can put it in immediately
I'm sad no one answered this, because I would like to know as well
Well I gave mine a solid 10 minutes for fumes to clear out of the room. When I didn't smell it and the glue seemed totally hard, I put them in the water and everything seems good update if anyone replies to me so I can say if everything died since this is my first time with aquatic plants
LOL I discovered recently that there is such a thing as aquascaping glue when I went to my local professional aquarium shop. I asked for something to tie moss and other hardscape plants and she told me "glue" and I was like "whaa" and then she showed me. Then I got home and was amazed how easy it was. You definitely need a bunch of it for aquascaping.
Awesome thank you so much!! Very helpful!! 😄😃🤗👍👍
Great tips, thanks.
Very informative. Thank you!
You're videos are awesome! I'm just getting started with my first tank and it seems like you're answering every question I have! Thanks for the great videos :)
I'm so glad to hear that! Definitely let me know if there are any topics you'd like to see me cover in the future. :)
Never even thought to sprinkle the substrate on top while it's curing, that's genius!
Can you glue plants to resin ornaments or does it have to be natural mediums like wood and rock?
Thanks for another insightful and entertaining video. Cheers
Yay, glad you enjoyed it! Who knew there were so many ways to use super glue? 😜
Great tips! Thanks 😊
Great tips, I've never really mastered the glue. I'm gonna give it another go now.
Awesome sauce! Hope it works out well for you like it has for me. 😊
My goldfish always rips my java ferns out of my grapewood vine! Is it still safe to use the watery version of the original super glue?
I found some small mangrove twigs at a local petshop, then glued them to make a big tree-ish driftwood, one of them did fall off tho, make sure you use enough glue and you can hide the glue spots with moss and some pkants!
Can i use FeviQuick ( not FeviCol ) instead of Superglue to attach plants with rock ?
Handy hint? Don’t wear a good shirt while you’re doing it. Especially if you pick up the wood when the plants were not yet set properly..... 😕
Oh no, I totally didn't think of that one! Thank you so much for sharing; that's definitely important. 👍
Hi, good video. Do you inject some kind of fertilizer liquid to keep the plant growing and stay alive?
Thrive+
Can you apply superglue on a wet object?
I know you said you should use the superglue gel because it’s easier to use but can you still use the normal superglue like the one with the blue cat
Cap not cat lol
Sorry stupid question I am extremely new to aquatic plants and aquariums and hoping to have one for the first time soon..but, how do the plants stay alive if their roots are glued onto an object and not in substrate? Or does the water provide enough for the plants so they do not need any nutrients from the substrate?
I have a big piece of driftwood that if I lifted out of the tank it would make a mess. Can I glue plants underwater?
Hi mate. Can I use any type of super glue? Or only gorilla super glue? Please advice. Thank you
Is there any way to save rhyzome plants that may have been... accidentally globbed with superglue and put in the tank already? I didn't realize just how much i COVERED this anubias with glue until it turned white :X it even got on the stems.
is the glue safe even if it has not dried completely out of the water before you put it in the aquarium?
Yup!
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Thanks for this !
Should you soak your driftwood before or after glueing it together please ? Thanks !
Before
I realize this video is kind of old but will the be safe to use in a snake tank? I used some to glue some coco fiber and moss to a new hide, but I'm second guessing myself
Is it 0kay if I use a photo of your neon tetras on 1:20 in one of my videos?
It would be a fun video to watch to try to recreate a few of serpadesigns tutorials!
Great video..
Nice tank...
Thank you so much! :)
You are welcome..
I enjoy your videos... 👍👍😊
That was really helpful, thanks!
Yay, that's so encouraging to hear! Let me know if there are any topics you'd like to see me cover in the future. :)
How long does it have to cure before putting back in the tank? Thank you
can i use any local super glue or this one is specialist for the aquariums ?
thank you ma"am for the informative video i was very hesitant about using super glue in my aquarium
What is that trailing plants that have the small grape leafs on
I haven’t found anyone that shows how to remove the glue should the plants die and need to be detached from the driftwood. Any ideas?
Can you move your plant after super glue it?
Does anyone know if the glue works on wet surfaces? I have driftwood that I want to attack miss to and I don’t know if I should want to put it in the tank until I can get the plants.
What type of glue is used to attach plants into the rocks or drift wood?
Just when you think you know everything... lava rock brilliant!
I know, right? I love my viewers and their awesome suggestions. :)
I have a tree decor peice that broke so I added glue over a little sooner glue between the root and stem and now the broken pieces are covered and it looks natural
Thanks so much! Yeah, once I realized that super glue is safe for plants, look out, I'm a pro now!
Will the white color of the wet glue vanish after a while?
Amazing video, like always!
But im scared to use superglue on moss, any tips for that?
Yes! Jurijs has a _fantastic_ video on it here: ua-cam.com/video/mOVg0AwHHiI/v-deo.html
Can you use that specific scotch super glue gel in the thumbnail?
Idk if you'll see this in any reasonable amount of time, but have you ever noticed the smell of superglue after the time it was supposed to havd cured? I glued a few plants to my decorations and kept them in a bucket outside the tank for a day and a half and when I took them out of the water today I quickly noticed the chemical smell. I just used a tube of regular loctite. Every one I've talked to says superglue is totally fine but I'm paranoid bc I love my betta so much.
Is this safe in axolotl tanks? I know they’re sensitive to a lot of stuff and I just want to make sure before I do stuff like this to her tank (:
I _personally_ haven't had any issues with it, but I also haven't kept hundreds of axolotls and exposed them to plants attached with glue. I have used glue around other sensitive creatures like dwarf shrimp and otocinclus, and so far it's giving me no issues.
My Java Fern has been producing lots of baby plants and I've been gluing them to small rocks, but I hate that the glue turns white. I hadn't thought of using sand to hide it, so that's a great tip. When I rinsed my Flourite substrate, I kept most of the fine sand that wound up in the bottom of the bucket, so I finally have a use for it (At $20 per bag, I was determined to do something with it).
Oh, that's smart! Yes, it'll work perfectly for covering the glue. :)
Thats exactly what I have! I can totally do that. Yay.
How long to wait before adding to tank
Just got my first aquatic plants an anubias I used this technique on a lava rock hope it works
Your amazing bravo
Great video, and very helpful. But I'm too early! Will have to check back later, when there are more comments, to pick up more useful tips and tricks!
Also - wow, you're getting so close to 10 thousand subscribers! Any special plans for when you hit that milestone?
Kekeke yes... I'm making an appointment with my hairstylist tomorrow. 😜
What are the kuhli's eating at the end?
Is the glue safe for fish?
So we are supposed to attach the roots to hardscape,but when I did ,my plant died,so wat to do
u can use tissue + super glue liquid to your hardscape
The white substance that comes off the glue in the water won't hurt my fish will it?
I think it will . Did it hurt yours?
I've started using black superglue to avoid the white spots.
If I am going to be gluing anything, I make sure it's the last thing I do in my fish room for the day! Of course, that's after going back and doing soon tinkering. Lol!
Then I use lotion to get the glue off my hands!
can i use normal hot glue to stick the plants?. is it harmful for fish?
Great question! Yes, hot glue is safe for aquariums. If you notice, a lot of fish tank decorations have hot glue at the base. However, I've never tried it with live plants because of the heat.
@@GirlTalksFish thank you for the information, and I tried sticking it and it worked
Can we use superglur liquid instead?
You can. It just flows a little faster and may be harder to control. Just make sure not to drench the rhizome on any anubias, java fern, etc. and you should be fine. :)
This super glue is made for plants?
Yup! The active ingredient in super glue is safe for aquariums.
Is hot glue safe?
Can I still use super gorilla glue with no gel?
Yup. It just might be harder to work with since it's so liquidy and doesn't always stay in place.
What plants can you glue on to stuff?
Hey great video thank you very much. Who is wondering do you think I guess this is the name aquarium stones are needed.
I feel like they take up way too much room. I like using small ones to anchor plants down that actually need to be put into substrate.
I'm trying to see if I could grow was just liquidhaving the roots exposed into the water column but hidden by the stone.
You see when I first got into the hobby two years with bettas in Taiwan they don't actually sell aquarium soil in the pet shops. I've been to so many and I had never found any I think you have to buy it online or something in Taiwan.
I think it's because maybe they want you to buy gravel so all of my tanks consists of gravel but we don't have silk plant so I use live plants which we have all the variety of.
so if you were to check out my UA-cam channel you would see that I have anubias and other types of plants that seem to be doing well.
I'm thinking about trying water lettuce. There is one plant that I'm thinking of buying it's in a small pot with aquarium soil.
Just this year we got aquarium soil but it's from Japan. A large bag it's like 40 USD.
I'm an American but the goal of my channel is to help Taiwanese people realize they can create a very simpletank without having to spend a ton of money and the stress of me and hanging it.
I also just want to bring a little joy and peace. Seems like the world is in a place where everybody is either scared or worried.
anyways I love your videos and I'm glad that you work with co-op thanks for all the great info
First my daughter broke off my filters too my smokes then she glued plants my filter..thanks🏆
In all Super glue packaging, there are always warnings about how irritating the glue is. I wonder how it is not toxic to the plant that is physically in contact with the glue and also to the fish if some of the glue substance leaks into the water.
Once it is dry, it is inert. Amazingly, superglue was originally developed for use on the battlefield to seal wounds.
I really want a 10 gallon community tank with a female or a male betta as the center piece(depends)and a good small schooling fish if I’m choosing a male I’d prefer tetras or with female a few guppies and if possible I would love a bottom dweller ( i don’t know if this set up is possible so that’s why I’m asking you)the thing is that a 20 gallon tank is pretty large for the place I wanna keep it so a 10 gallon is good.
Ps:if a betta isn’t possible I’m flexible to other good looking fish as well
That sounds great! I think as long as you have plenty of room and hiding places/cover, betta fish actually make pretty good community fish. That being said, if your betta turns out to be super aggressive like mine, you can usually return the tetras/guppies and try another species until you find the perfect match. Best of luck with your 10-gallon setup! Let me know what you end up doing. :)
A Gamer's Wife I have a question is it possible to keep a good bottom dweller I’m the tank and if so which one?
And I’ll keep my betta in it as he is biting his tail and I think that the other fish will distract him from that.
@@theanimalguy6934 I've had good luck with corydoras because they're a little bigger and so easygoing. Other people recommend kuhli loaches. :)
A Gamer's Wife thank you so much,I’m just entering the hobby as I just got a male betta 3 months ago.😊
It cures underwater? For some reason my brain can’t wrap around the idea that I don’t need to keep it out of water for 24 hours. How does it cure if it’s wet?
My dwarf african frogs can untie anything I tie down with string. I'll be getting glue first thing in the morning. Them frogs think they have me beat. Let them try now!
Lol!
@@GirlTalksFish I got the glue and glued my plants to rocks. Then I glued myself to the plants. One thing you didn't mention, How long to let it cure. It says 24 hours. I can't keep my plants out of water that long and when does it become fish safe? Also, I am trying to glue some rocks together for my 40 gallon. Any tips for using it on there. I am not getting an instant bond. It takes a long time. UA-cam makes it look so easy.
@@ColorMyWorld I just use the glue cap to hold the plant to the rock for 1 min while the glue sets. Then dunk it in water for an immediate cure. 👍
@@GirlTalksFish Is it safe to glue hair grass to a rock?
I’m going to start using superglue!
Yay! Glad you found the video helpful. :)
Yay! Glad you found the video helpful. :)
I used regular super glue, now my water has a film over it. Did I ruin my whole tank?
Other videos show the blue bottle 🤦🏻 and i have used the blue one
Cut the string off your java ferns!