LUCKY42032
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Does any one know of a way to attach corals to rock under water. I want to attach corals with out taking the rock out of the tank.
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coral glue?
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Alaskan Reefer
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Super glue gel is generally considered the best.
LUCKY42032
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I use that now, but it cures when it touches water. I need something that I can use underwater
gsxrguru2
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I think the super glue is kind of tricky to use. When i put it on a frag, I quickly put it where it is going to be placed and rub it a bit on the rock and hold it there firmly and steady for about 20 sec. Usually I can get it on the first try, sometimes it takes a couple goes before it holds well.
LUCKY42032
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Thanks for the tips
mfinn
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If you make a small mound of the super glue gel on the rock under water the glue will skim over immediately but there will be some glue inside the skim coat that hasn't cured yet. Stick the frag into the little ball of glue and move it around to break into the glue and just hold it for a few seconds and it should be good.
It can be a little tricky, but once you do it a couple times you will see it's pretty simple.
It can be a little tricky, but once you do it a couple times you will see it's pretty simple.
LUCKY42032
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Oh, that makes sense. Thanks
Brad Black
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Will super glue gel hold rock to rock? I have several corals on small LR pcs I need to secure to larger pcs. My super glue gel is by "loctite". Anyone try this one before, and are they harmful to reef inhabitants? I also have another product called"Quick Grip" by Beacon. It contains acetone and petroleum ditillates, sounds bad but wondering if it has been used in AQ's b4, thanks
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mfinn
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When you have larger pieces of rock it is sometimes cheaper and more effective to use the underwater epoxy. Usually you just want the super glue gel to hold the coral frag untill it spreads out and holds on its own.
As long as the glue is ethyl cyanoacrylate it is safe to use in reef tanks. I like to use a brand called IC-GEL made by bsi. It is way cheaper to by it in the 20 gram tube and just store it in your freezer in between uses.
As long as the glue is ethyl cyanoacrylate it is safe to use in reef tanks. I like to use a brand called IC-GEL made by bsi. It is way cheaper to by it in the 20 gram tube and just store it in your freezer in between uses.
samsfishnchips
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above tips are good on super glue,
one better technique used is the combination of both super glue and epoxy,
on my tank, I mainly use epoxy because have fish and inverts that love to move things around and drop them off before they can secured themselves
Brad Black,
remember that super glue has a very low surface area that covers and it can break easily, it works better on frags or corals to "hold" them until they cover the base and thus the super glue is not holding them no longer,
if you try super glue on rocks, you will be able to detach the rock easily, and overtime it can detach on its own, on this application I would only use epoxy, which has bigger surface area and is stronger, to detach will need quite bit of force,
sam
one better technique used is the combination of both super glue and epoxy,
on my tank, I mainly use epoxy because have fish and inverts that love to move things around and drop them off before they can secured themselves
Brad Black,
remember that super glue has a very low surface area that covers and it can break easily, it works better on frags or corals to "hold" them until they cover the base and thus the super glue is not holding them no longer,
if you try super glue on rocks, you will be able to detach the rock easily, and overtime it can detach on its own, on this application I would only use epoxy, which has bigger surface area and is stronger, to detach will need quite bit of force,
sam
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