Plastic Canvas

[UncleChester]

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.

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.

[fish4all]

I can only imagine the mess of the glue running through holes and not sticking to the plastic canvas. I figure some wax paper or newspaper on the underside would help keep it in place long enough to dry. Then it can be removed by peeling the wax paper off or by soaking the newspaper. There are likely things that can be left on the back side but they are eluding me right now. I know I will have to just try it without anything just to see if one has to use anything behind it with a straight coat of the TB III to seal up the holes.

I was also wondering about using Plasti Dip. Is said to be inert when dry but I think I would have to contact the company and get a lot more information before using it. I also wonder about Flex Seal, with the same concerns.

[fish4all]

Add to the list of things to check out, Rhino Liner. So many ideas from one single concept, maybe with enough ideas we will find one or more things that will work and give another tool for making things the way a person wants them to be.