Mike, great looking rock work, love your attention to detail. Can you talk more about the NYOS cement, have you used it before - thoughts? Thanks Rick
Hi Rick. Well, I wanted to secure the large pieces of base rock. I’m going to have 5-6 gobies. At least 1 pair with a pistol shrimp if not 2. So I wanted a very secure base sitting on the bottom that won’t fall over.
The Tonga plates are just stacked and I am not planning on permanently attaching them to each other. They have a big footprint and have some weight to them.
I watched a bunch of videos on different cements. The NYOS is pricey, but it mixes easy and fast. You must be prepared and know which piece you are doing next as it sets solid in 2 minutes as advertised.
There are some bad reviews on this stuff. But the good ones and the good videos make it clear that you must mix a perfect 3:1 ratio. 3 parts cement to 1 part water. If you follow that it works perfectly every time.
I used a small dose cap from a NyQuil bottle. It has a 15 and 30 ml dosage lines.
I used 45:15 every time. You end up with a little smaller than a golf ball size.
Then you must quickly press it into the spot you want. Obviously you can’t make it paper thin for large rocks. Rather multiple spots that are thick and small.
I recommend watching the YouTube videos as well.
I think one can makes about 10-12 at the mix I used
Please ask any questions!
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