Spartacus Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I've made my background, but now I need to keep it anchored in, in a non-permanent fashion. Any suggestions? I thought magnets but are magnets safe underwater? It's rather bouyant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWER77 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Most wave makers are held to the aquarium with a magnet and also the glass cleaners are obviously magnets, these are both plastic coated though so not sure what effect a uncoated magnet would have on water chemistry? You would also want to be careful not to damage the glass if they were strong and uncoated. Have you considered using suction cups or velcro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I have considered suction cups, but not sure on their strength, or how to attach them. I like the idea of velcro, but that would need siliconed onto the glass. Still less permanent than siliconing the entire thing, so I will definitely consider that option, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ymir Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 nails? you can always use the hammer to pull them out :rolfl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Why not just use smaller bits of poly to wedge it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Oh nails! Didn't think of that genius! The problem is the poly floats, and I don't want to take up anymore floor space, because it's for my axolotls, so it just flat, rather than coming round at the corners of anything. I feel like I couldn't do it tight enough to stay in place, without making it too tight and not fitting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Does the tank have bracing? If so just wedge it all along the bottom so it pushes against the bracing and can't float, then cover the wedges with your substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 It doesn't have any bracing, but I'll keep that idea in case I ever make one for my larger tank, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnadian Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 What I would do is just wedge it in hard then silicone just around the top of the background, so the silicone can easily be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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