I think I've seen Titebond II used in very dry setups.

I've seen the plastic canvas used as a barrier between the substrate and the drainage layer, but not in other constructions. It's a good idea, and I'll keep it in mind as something to try as a mesh for a hollow cement construction.

Quote Originally Posted by deranged chipmunk View Post
don't add water, i don't know where that came from, i keep seeing people talking about cutting it with water, which is kind of counter productive. if you add too much of whatever your covering material is, cut it with more glue.
I made a very small test build (12x12x12" tank) and mixed some diluted Titebond III (about 2:1 glue to water ratio) with bone-dry peat moss (the stuff can be such a pain to hydrate once dry). I wanted to try sticking some branches directly to the glass with the glue. I can now lift up the tank by those branches. If your peat is already wet, as I believe you use, then probably no water needs to be added but with dry peat it helped mush everything together. I probably shouldn't have been so lazy and should have taken the time to soak the peat moss, but sometimes I can't reason with myself.