Aquascpaing-Hardscape gluing question

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    Hey All

    I'm making a rather elaborate little hardscape arrangement of wood/dragon stone for my new display setup. So Hiten from Epic Aquatics uses this trick of soaking cigarette filters (first removing the outer paper) in superglue and using these to glue rocks together. My 'superglue-cigarette filter' trick is not giving me the results I need because my super glue is too thick and is taking too long to dry. I also super-glued my fingers and nails and i even got some on my upper lip....:) I was thinking of getting Den Braven Aqua Silicone Sealant and using that for gluing my millions of rocks together....good idea? How safe is that stuff anyway and how much curing time does it require?

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    What I’ve seen some of the YouTubers who do seriously intricate hardscape work do is to put the cigarette filter between the pieces of hardscape (in the position where you want it) then squeeze the superglue onto it, sprinkling it with crushed aquasoil while the glue is still wet to hide any white glue stains. So their hands don’t come into direct contact with the glue.
     
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    Thank you! Although Im the worst with any kind of glue....Last time I tried on fake lashes for a party I glued my eyelids together...:eek: Id rather not have to touch the tube in any way. Maybe with gloves.
     
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    Yip, had some fun with super glue as well tonight. Busy picking it off my fingers atm :lol: best of all is none of my driftwood pieces actually stuck together.
     
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    I preferer cheap super glue from your typical grocery store, R9 a tube or something. Crush some dragon rock or use the dust bits that typically come off ... place that in the joint of the two rocks then just run the clue into it.

    A few minutes later, it should be sold.

    Later Ferdie
     
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    Pratley putty the original one works well aswell as aqua mend from pool shops. I use it in my marine tank.
     
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    Yep....that is me to a T
    Thank you for the advice! -off to buy a box of that stuff and you won't hear from me because I glued my fingers together and will not be able to type
     
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    Thank you! I hope so.
     
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