glue for rock and frags

[gord 23]

Can you use any of those epoxy sticks where you break off a piece and kneed the two parts? How about super glue? or should you use glue for aquariums?

 

[tdlawdo]

Cyanoacrylate (super glue) works great. The gel form is even better but once under the water it's workable. And of course there are plenty in the industry that sell it in their own packaging. We use it in the surgical field also. But the 1.99 at Lowe's works and is the same chemical.


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[Daddi0]

We use the 3 pack of Super Glue gel from the Dollars store.
Cheers! Mark

 

[mcgyvr]

or should you use glue for aquariums?

Do you want to pay 3x the price for the same product?

Superglues (cyanoacrylate) are fine to use.. The GEL kind is typically better to work with..

Epoxies are fine to use,etc...

JB waterweld is good to use..

Some others are likely totally fine too provided they are fully cured..

In reality virtually all of the "aquarium" specific stuff is just rebranded normal products..

 

[Uncle99]

Gorilla glue gel.
Fast, secure and cheap.
Expoxy is not very strong at all.

 

[mcgyvr]

Epoxy is not very strong at all.

Epoxy is such a generic classification... Some aren't that great for our applications.. Some are so strong that you will never break it free..
All depends on which specific type you go with.

If only referring to those plumbers 2 part sticks that smell like a dead grandmas #@$% when you work with them then yes.. Those typically don't bond that well to much when used in water..

 

[Uncle99]

Good point! Should have been more specific.
Yup just those sticks.
A dead Grandmas #@$%
LOL

 

[kevin21]

Hey guys, good stuff. I bought gorilla super glue gel today, and glued a couple of frags. Skimmer started bubbling like crazy and I had to turn it down. Normal??

 

[Squidmotron]

Hey guys, good stuff. I bought gorilla super glue gel today, and glued a couple of frags. Skimmer started bubbling like crazy and I had to turn it down. Normal??

For me it is. I can never do more than a handful out at a time for that reason.

 

[mcgyvr]

Yep.. Normal..

 

[kevin21]

Thanks guys. How long should I keep the skimmer down for? Excessive bubbles should resolve itself within 24 hours I would think?