A few questions

[unionpipefish]

Is JB waterweld safe in a reef tank? Has anyone used a flipper scraper? and do most people drip aclimate their corals? Thanks

 

[Ari21]

I love my flipper. Nobody really acclimates coral they just take out the bag dip them and in the tank they go.

 

[JerSaint]

Is JB waterweld safe in a reef tank? Has anyone used a flipper scraper? and do most people drip aclimate their corals? Thanks

I use JB often, I am a fan of the Tunze scrapers but Flippers have a decent rep and I don't think most people drip acclimate. Float, dip, rinse then into qt.


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[RTMA]

I use JB to mount frags. It has a longer working time than most reef specific epoxies.


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[Useful_Idiot]

JB as with most epoxies will make the skimmer foam like crazy for a few hours.

 

[Tweaked]

JB as with most epoxies will make the skimmer foam like crazy for a few hours.

Got that right. Learned to turn my off or down if doing multiples.

 

[spjames]

Nobody really acclimates coral they just take out the bag dip them and in the tank they go.

I guess I must be the exception...I always dip and acclimate corals. I don't drip acclimate, I will slowly add tank water to the bag water using a turkey baster over an hour or so period. In my mind, the less you stress the coral the better.

 

[jml1149]

I probably have about 6 sticks of JB in my tank between building the aquascape and mounting frags.

I agree, I float, dip, rinse, and into tank. I have had plenty of tank problems over time, but losing corals from NOT acclimating I don't think has ever happened.

That being said, I'm sure it doesn't hurt.

 

[Tweaked]

I never acclimate, never float, and depending on who its from won't dip. I get all the cool diverse micro organisms and bugs this way. To each their own right :beer:

 

[spjames]

Not sure what you want the JB for, but I did use Quikrete hydraulic water stop cement to help build the aquascape...excellent stuff and sets real quick !