how do you mount your frags? epoxy or glue?

I tried ROAB method on a few of my frags. I know how I'll be attaching frags from now on. :)
It works great. Thanks ROAB for the great tip.
 
znut,
glad it worked out for u. im a bit surprised more people on here havent tried this method.
if they think mounting w/ only glue or epoxy works really well, they'd be shocked if they discovered this way of mounting.
u wouldnt believe the size frgs/small colonies ive mounted and they never come loose even with huge turbo snails in my tank
 
I'll have to admit, I wasn't sure about your method until I got in the streams and knew If I was going to have the full advantage of their flow. I was going to have to find a way to keep them from getting blown over . And, not to mention I got Turbos coming in Fri. My only thought is I wished I'd known sooner. The people who wonder if it works needs to try a couple frags this way. Then they will never try it any other way. I'm very pleased now I've got to do around 20 more and then I'm cranking up those streams.
 
I'm about to glue my first frags. Can anyone give me the names of the epoxy and super glue gel to get at a Home depot?

Aquamend and any Gel super glue ok?
 
any superglue gel is okay, Just dry your rock off,, the right before you glue your frag to it,, dab the end of the coral grag to a paper towel,, connect the two then blow on it for about 30 seconds... not sniff,,,:D)
 
dbrown said:
I'm about to glue my first frags. Can anyone give me the names of the epoxy and super glue gel to get at a Home depot?

Aquamend and any Gel super glue ok?
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Aquamend and Super Glue brand gel (green tube). I've tried some other SG gels that were horrible.
 
Mad_drama said:
"What sort of epoxy are you using ? is it that green/white stuff in the tube ?"
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I have found that this is tackier than the grey epoxy and tends to stick a little better.

Also, the grey seems to get hotter when it is cureing.
 
I've also been using this method for a couple years. It all depends on the situation. Sometimes I'll use just epoxy, sometimes just superglue, sometimes both. The problem with just epoxy is that it isn't actually appreciably sticky (underwater anyways), and it can only attach things by phyically locking them in place, such as in a hole in the rock. Superglue is of course sticky, but will not fill gaps, so the mating surfaces between the coral and the substrate have to be a very similar shape. So using both overcomes the shortcomings of each. The epoxy allows the formation of a perfect mating surface, and the superglue does the sticking. I usually press the epoxy against the rock surface to form it, then allow it to harden before I apply the superglue. Superglue doesn't work very well on a soft surface.

I use model plane builders superglue (much better quality and available in a range of viscosities and curing times) and plumbers gray epoxy from HD. I've never as far as I can tell had an RTN as a result of either glue. Sprung suggests that the epoxy can be used as a bandage for damaged areas of coral, in effect 'cauterizing' the wound. When mounting, I always make sure the the entire damaged/broken part of the frag is covered in whatever glue I'm using.
Mike
 
I used epoxy in the past but because of the ball it leaves and because it doesn't harden well to rock that has dirt on it. I now use Krazy Glue. I would recommend the gel type because I used the liquid and it ran alittle. I take small pieces of rock rubble and mount my frags to that. I use to mount to the man rock structure but now I realize that was extremely stupid because whenever I move thins, I usually have to move whole rocks...:(

Oh well, all is good now that I used rubble rock.:D
 
I use superglue to mount frags to liverock rubble... Then I use the epoxy to hold the rubble onto my main rockwork.

This allows me to break off the rubble down the road if I want to move my frags. Nothing is permanent, but I haven't ever really had a problem with frags falling.
 
I used this method for the first time and happen to be very excited about it. Thanks ROAB. Gluing to rubble first is one idea but IMO can look pretty ugly.
 
I'd rather have it look like it's stuck to a piece of rubble, than to a piece of ghostly white epoxy... Eventually when it's overgrown with stag and acros, you won't see either ;)
 
SHOmuchFUN said:
I'd rather have it look like it's stuck to a piece of rubble, than to a piece of ghostly white epoxy... Eventually when it's overgrown with stag and acros, you won't see either ;)
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Point being.. I'm glad ROAB shared this I for one would never have tried this myself.

In order to glue that rubble on an overhang you may just need this method.
 
I agree, I'm going to try the method myself... I have a nice piece of A. Robusta coming from Reefermadness. Probably going to be my prized piece, want to hang it out right in the front for all to see :D
 
I used this method last night to horizontally mount on one end a A. Aspera frag that has fallen twice with just superglue. Works like a charm. Thanks for the tip. Hopefully my frag will table out from the side of the rockwork now.
 
iv had frag of zoos on some tonga that woudl never stick to the rocks with glue or epoxy, but i put a little epoxy(aqua stick by Two Little Fishies) and a coated it with some super glue (Krazy glue) and just set it on the rock, it works great! i have yet to use it on an SPS frag, but it works great for small rocks.
 
So let me get this straight...

You do everything underwater, or outside until you place it???
1. Put superglue on bottom of frag
2. Attach epoxy
3. Put superglue on the open end of epoxy
4. Then place the frag on your rockwork?
 
SHOmuchFUN said:
So let me get this straight...

You do everything underwater, or outside until you place it???
1. Put superglue on bottom of frag
2. Attach epoxy
3. Put superglue on the open end of epoxy
4. Then place the frag on your rockwork?
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You got it.. do it outside tank before placing :thumbsup:
 
Hmmm...I've read this thread with a lot of interest and I see that there's a lot of experience with this here. I've never done this before but I'm interested in mounting some ricordea that are on small pieces of rock to the live rock in the tank....without taking the live rock out of the tank, if that's possible. I have the epoxy that's specifically for fish tank application, though I didn't yet buy the Super Glue Gel if that's needed.

Can anyone take the time to go through the steps, in order, that I'd need to go through to mount a piece of rock with the ricordea already attached to the live rock in the tank? THANKS
 
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