Fijicrete cure times

[Howie]

I built my stucture with fijicrete and moved it after, but I used zip ties to hold it until it was cured then cut most of them off. I left a few zip ties hidden in the rock work for insurance and also there is an arcylic rod supporting some of it. When I drilled my rock I used a masonry bit and used a regular half inch drill and went really slow and let the bit do the work. I tested drilling the rock on a few extra pieces before i did my main structure.

[shiftline]

So no hammer drill but masonry bit?

[shiftline]

Did you peel the rock apart. Put fijicrete in beteeeen and rebuild it or zip tie then shove fijicrete into all the cracks that connect?

[Howie]

Originally Posted by shiftline

Did you peel the rock apart. Put fijicrete in beteeeen and rebuild it or zip tie then shove fijicrete into all the cracks that connect?

Fijicrete between rocks then zip tie it and add more fijicrete to the joint and let cure for 24 hours before moving to display. I built mine in rubbermaid tub and filled it with water after to keep rocks live with minimal dieoff while it cured. And yes just masonry bit in a regular drill.

[shiftline]

I'm building mine with dry rock.. (just dipped the edges to get it wet where i was trying to bond it) Does this have to cure under water? ... is it not working because its air drying?

[Howie]

Probably best to shoot Eli a message or give him a call.

[shiftline]

Just gave him a call.. hes going to shoot a video for me later wooo!


Its possible it may have moved to soon? maybe the dog nicked it? who knows.. I'm going to try again tonight on the desk, and not touch it for a day or two.. then do a new join.. wait a day or two.. hopefully this works.

[mikepclo]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ex mod. Anyway, nothing against the product, maybe I used it wrong, but after several failed attempts

Same experience here....threw it in the garbage



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[Ryanerickson]

Not trying to be a hater but seen multiple structures fall apart months after in tank not sure if it was used right.

[shiftline]

Aside from cement that takes ages to cure and be tank safe is there epoxies (2 part) or anything that is solid and strong and reef safe? Like gorilla glue 2 part epoxy?