aquamend epoxy
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Paradiddle7
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yes. it's reef safe. Don't mean to be rude, but a search would have answered that question. OK, I guess I wasn't rude since I did take the time to answer.
magdelan
Fish?
Is this the same stuff as the green putty stick that is white in the middle? If so, I ran out of superglue gel and used it tonight to attach a torch to some branch rock. Coraline grows over it eventually giving it a nutural look.
Superglue gel is great for sps because it is the only thing that SPS will grow over.
Superglue gel is great for sps because it is the only thing that SPS will grow over.
psychofishy
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I use both superglue gel & Aquamend epoxy.. Never had any problems with it.
Often if i need to attach a piece of rock somewhere (frag), i make asmall ball of aquamend, then put superglue gel on both ends of this ball and use it to attach the frag on the rock.. Never failed!
Aquamend alone takes FOREVER to harden...
Supeglue alone, works perfect for like attaching zoanthid frags on rocks/fragdisks.
Often if i need to attach a piece of rock somewhere (frag), i make asmall ball of aquamend, then put superglue gel on both ends of this ball and use it to attach the frag on the rock.. Never failed!
Aquamend alone takes FOREVER to harden...
Supeglue alone, works perfect for like attaching zoanthid frags on rocks/fragdisks.
Aquamend
Aquamend
I just used aquamend to attatch some pink birdsnest to my live rock and within 2 days it started bleaching from the bottom up. I am so kicking myself. I have had it for 3 months and was growing well. It is almost totally bleached except for the top inch or two any chance it will come back? I used a ball of aquamend to attatch another sps (can't remember name just a cheap frag) to a rock the same day and within 2 days it was totally bleached too. I will use it with caution in the future with sps. Anybody have similar experiences?
Barbara
Aquamend
I just used aquamend to attatch some pink birdsnest to my live rock and within 2 days it started bleaching from the bottom up. I am so kicking myself. I have had it for 3 months and was growing well. It is almost totally bleached except for the top inch or two any chance it will come back? I used a ball of aquamend to attatch another sps (can't remember name just a cheap frag) to a rock the same day and within 2 days it was totally bleached too. I will use it with caution in the future with sps. Anybody have similar experiences?
Barbara
Dave VG
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Aquamend is a two part epoxy and like any two part epoxy when you mix it it heats up and depending on how much you use determines how hot and how long the curing process and heat lasts. This can burn the coral and being it is already stressed this can cause problems such as you have encountered. I know some people have good luck with it but I prefer not to take any chances. Personally I use super glue gel on all the corals frags I attach. Super glue also acts like a band aid does for a human it covers the fresh cut and does not let the bad stuff in.
Dave VG
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Originally posted by dan10342
IME superglue causes tissue recession at first tho correct?
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Sorry yes it does my bad
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Originally posted by dan10342
IME superglue causes tissue recession at first tho correct?
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Sorry yes it does my bad
Re: Aquamend
Re: Aquamend
I have had similar experiences with expoxy putty,(the stuuf sold by on line aquarium suppliers)and sps. I use crazy glue gel for sps and if need be I use epoxy putty to glue the frag plug to a rock without putting the epoxy on the tissue of sps.The problems I encountered with base up rtn could have been from a myriad of causes but it seemed to occur with the putty and not the crazy glue
Re: Aquamend
I have had similar experiences with expoxy putty,(the stuuf sold by on line aquarium suppliers)and sps. I use crazy glue gel for sps and if need be I use epoxy putty to glue the frag plug to a rock without putting the epoxy on the tissue of sps.The problems I encountered with base up rtn could have been from a myriad of causes but it seemed to occur with the putty and not the crazy glueThanks for the info
Thanks for the info
I did use the superglue the first time I had glued the one frag to a rock and it fell off so I decided to use the putty
With the birdsnest I used the putty because it wasn't mounted and was just stuck in the hole in the rock but kept getting knocked down and was unstable so I figured I would be saving it by using putty to keep it there and I couldn't remove the rock!! Oh well I live and learn. In the future is my only choice to superglue the frag to a rock outside of the tank first then putty it to the existing live rock? Or what do you use to attatch a frag (in this case about 4 inches tall) to an existing piece of live rock that can't be removed??
Thanks,
Barbara
Thanks for the info
I did use the superglue the first time I had glued the one frag to a rock and it fell off so I decided to use the putty
With the birdsnest I used the putty because it wasn't mounted and was just stuck in the hole in the rock but kept getting knocked down and was unstable so I figured I would be saving it by using putty to keep it there and I couldn't remove the rock!! Oh well I live and learn. In the future is my only choice to superglue the frag to a rock outside of the tank first then putty it to the existing live rock? Or what do you use to attatch a frag (in this case about 4 inches tall) to an existing piece of live rock that can't be removed??Thanks,
Barbara
SkiFletch
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Call me crazy, but here's what I do for attaching SPS frags that are still relatively small.
Drain the tank to the point I want the frag anchored, drill out a little hole in the rock, dry it with a Qtip. Gob in some superglue gel and stick the frag in there. The superglue helps get it really well attached and usually the coral will grow over and encrust over the superglue gel in time.
If its a really thick frag I skewer it with some very thin stainless steel rod, drain, drill for the rod, and superglue that whole assembly on to the rock.
Obviously the last step is to re-fill the tank
Edit. For stubborn rocks and LPS I use that epoxy putty stuff, works great for them. One caveat to that though, I turn the lights off when I do it cause sometimes the epoxy flakes off my fingers and I don't want the fish eating it...
Drain the tank to the point I want the frag anchored, drill out a little hole in the rock, dry it with a Qtip. Gob in some superglue gel and stick the frag in there. The superglue helps get it really well attached and usually the coral will grow over and encrust over the superglue gel in time.
If its a really thick frag I skewer it with some very thin stainless steel rod, drain, drill for the rod, and superglue that whole assembly on to the rock.
Obviously the last step is to re-fill the tank
Edit. For stubborn rocks and LPS I use that epoxy putty stuff, works great for them. One caveat to that though, I turn the lights off when I do it cause sometimes the epoxy flakes off my fingers and I don't want the fish eating it...
When using superglue,it is helpful to accelerate the drying process. First, dry off the surfaces to be glued by gently dabbing with a paper towel; the glue won't grab if a film of water is present. Second, after placing a bead of glue on the plug or rock,dip it inwater( I use tank water) for 15 to 20 seconds. Third. place the coral on the glue and give it a quarter turn twist and hold it in position for about 20 seconds. Should be good to go. I would position a larger colony on rock and perhaps putty a few smaler pieces of rubble in to hold it in place.
