GSP on overflow box?

[curtismaximus]

Has anyone on here done it. :unsure:

I have a nicely colored mat of the stuff that's about 4" x 5" and thinking about trying it? If you have let me know how you attached it to the overflow box? Any positive or negative experiences with doing this?

Thanks,
Curt

 

[KrisDeitz]

Just glue it

 

[jdavid]

biocube at aviarium has the whole back wall covered. looks great

 

[tbryan]

I stuck a magnetic frag to the back wall

 

[curtismaximus]

PFCDeitz;853718 wrote: Just glue it

Should the gel Super Glue work?

 

[picoreefguy]

i did it at the local lfs a while back with a tiny little peice that had 3 polyps on it at first i used superglue and it just fell off and then i tried silicone and it worked. my only advice is keep it trimmed about 1 inch from the top of the overflow box. i had to trim it on the overflow at the lfs cause we let grow through the slits and it started blocking the flow and was a pain in the a$$ to get out

 

[curtismaximus]

Picoreefguy;853853 wrote: i did it at the local lfs a while back with a tiny little peice that had 3 polyps on it at first i used superglue and it just fell off and then i tried silicone and it worked. my only advice is keep it trimmed about 1 inch from the top of the overflow box. i had to trim it on the overflow at the lfs cause we let grow through the slits and it started blocking the flow and was a pain in the a$$ to get out

Thanks for the info I will try the silicone and see how that works. Would you suggest I cut mine also or could I put the entire mat up there?

 

[picoreefguy]

U could put the entire mat up there but it will spread very fast. And when you use the silicone make sure it's either aquarium silicone or the he silicone that does not have the mold inhibitor in it

 

[curtismaximus]

aquavolgp;853945 wrote: ive done this...its great. make sure you keep overflow slits clear from the mat (trimming).

i used glue gel. make sure you glue at bottom of the overflow as the mat will grow upwards towards the light....faster coverage.

Hey that's great, I will make sure I attach it to the bottom of the overflow. What did you do to remove it from the overflow, a razor blade?

Sorry for the nub questions, thanks for the info?

 

[picoreefguy]

Yea a razor blade would work well

 

[curtismaximus]

Picoreefguy;854000 wrote: Yea a razor blade would work well

Ok I will have time to work on it tomorrow. Thanks for your help.