Questions about attaching plants to wood

[Maggie]

I have these two pieces of spider wood, and ordered (from Coop) 1 each java fern, dwarf saggitaria, anubias gold coin, red dwarf lily bulb, and crypto wendtii. I assume they'll ship tomorrow and should (hope to) have by Wednesday or Thursday! I'll be moving over some water sprite to float, and java moss for the corner from the other tank as well. I also have two easy planters, and got some crushed coral yesterday for pH stability. What are the best plants to attach to the wood using super glue gel? Do I hold in place for like 30 seconds? How long do I wait before putting it back in the tank, and is it immediately fish safe at that point? Which of the above will I have the best luck with in the easy planters, and should I use crushed coral around the plants or will they be able to grab my relatively large-sized gravel? Thanks!

[Colu]

Javan ferns and anubis I use seachem flourish glue works a treat easy to apply hold for acouple of seconds 

Edited December 6, 2020 by Colu

[lefty o]

as mentioned above, super glue gel, a few drops for each plant, press plant and hold for 5 or 10 seconds. should be ok planting other stuff in the gravel, once they start to root they wont go anywhere.

[Another Jake]

You can use any brand of cyanoacrylate gel glue really. It cures very fast, so no real wait until it can go in the tank. Minutes. I have large gravel like that. It's not super easy to get some plants to stay sometimes, but it's really a minor inconvenience. They'll stay fine, like lefty said. Don't go yanking on them though. They'll come right out. You could weight the roots if it becomes an issue.

And you can also glue the java moss to it if you want the cool effect that causes.

[Chrissy]

I've used fishing tie, rubber bands, zip ties, and wedging the roots between a rock and a hard place. All will work. Recently I took Irene's wonderful tip of using super glue gel and I'm sticking with that mostly nowadays.

[ZoeyFish]

I've attached Java Fern, Trident Fern, and Anubias to wood using the gel super glue.  I'd suggest getting a toothpick, or something similar, to hold the plant onto the glue or else you'll get it on your hands.  It usually only takes 10 seconds until the glue will hold the plant (depends on the size of course) and then I just let it sit for a minute or two.  Be sure to pat the wood and the plant dry prior to adding the gel.  It's fine to put it in the aquarium after only a few minutes and should hold the plant unless you have a very strong flow.

[Medkow74]

I am attaching plants to a piece of spider wood this weekend. The wood is already in the tank is the glue going to stick or should I try using some other method of attaching it?

I am taking the wood out of the tank to attach the plants. Just making sure people know that. Lol

Edited December 16, 2020 by Medkow74
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[lefty o]

give the wood a quick pat down with a towel, apply glue to a spot where you want a plant. quickly place plant onto drops of glue on the wood. repeat as needed. water will actually make the glue dry faster, or so ive been told. 

[Medkow74]

I actually found Steenfot Aquatics you tube video and did what he said. Applied the glue to the anubus out of the tank and then stuck it to the spider wood while it was still in the tank. Worked perfect!

[Aquarius Aquatics]

I would glue the java fern and anubias. The dwarf lily will need to be planted since it needs root tabs also be careful with how much glue you use it can cause the rhizome to rot.