reef safe super glue gel??
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You can buy any brand of CA (cyanoacrylate ester) glue from a hobby store or craft store. It comes in 3 viscosities. I would recommed the thicker glue, not the really thin. The thin stuff is like water and reacts extremely fast causing an exothermic reaction which could burn coral tissue. If you use the gel/thick stuff it won't bond as quickly but will bond with a lower temp.
Don't bother buying it from a fish store, it will cost you twice as much. Just get it from a hobby store or Tower Hobbies or something like that. If you want brands, you can get Zap, BSI Industries or Great Planes CA's...they are all good.
Jay
Don't bother buying it from a fish store, it will cost you twice as much. Just get it from a hobby store or Tower Hobbies or something like that. If you want brands, you can get Zap, BSI Industries or Great Planes CA's...they are all good.
Jay
muzscman
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i've found:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=gc0285
about the only thing locally....this stuff good enough?
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=gc0285
about the only thing locally....this stuff good enough?
Yeah the small tubes of superglue are a real rip off. You can get a 2 oz bottle for 7 bucks at the hobby stores. That Zap glue is great CA. Just make sure it is the thick stuff and not the thin stuff.
I build model airplanes also and when I use CA glues, if the balsa wood is really light, if you bond to joints together w/ the really thin stuff it will get so hot during the bonding that it will actually smoke the wood and will burn your fingers. Imagine how your coral will feel
Jay
I build model airplanes also and when I use CA glues, if the balsa wood is really light, if you bond to joints together w/ the really thin stuff it will get so hot during the bonding that it will actually smoke the wood and will burn your fingers. Imagine how your coral will feel
Jay
Also remember than when you glue it to the rock, make sure the rock is dry and the coral is as dry as possible. CA glue harden by taking water out of the air and binding it to it's molecular structure. But if there is too much water it will not harden and bond correctly.
Good luck!
Good luck!
horseflesh
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CA glue is also great for cuts. Try it instead of a bandaid next time. A similar compound is even used as a surgical adhesive.
A similar compound is even used as a surgical adhesive.
10" Red Devil
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Is this the "Thick stuff"? It is made by bsi industries.
Thanks.
Thanks.
AZDesertRat
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Yes.
I use EZ Bond Thick in the 2 oz size. Its like $6 at the hobby shop.
Those little tubes area rip off, you only get a few grams of glue not anywhere near one ounce even.
I use EZ Bond Thick in the 2 oz size. Its like $6 at the hobby shop.
Those little tubes area rip off, you only get a few grams of glue not anywhere near one ounce even.
10" Red Devil
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The glue I posted was not the gel. It spilled out all liquidy when I went to glue a frag to a rock, unfortunately it spilled on to the sides of the main branch of my sps frag. Im sure Im going to get some RTN there now. :/
Stupid kid at the hobby store! I told him I want Super Glue GEL and he arrogantly tells me I want something better, I then tell him no I just need the Gel so then he goes on about how dangerous it is and what am I using it for. So I tell him and he finally gets me what I think is the gel, but oh no its just regular super glue!!!
Stupid kid at the hobby store! I told him I want Super Glue GEL and he arrogantly tells me I want something better, I then tell him no I just need the Gel so then he goes on about how dangerous it is and what am I using it for. So I tell him and he finally gets me what I think is the gel, but oh no its just regular super glue!!!
Red Devil,
The purple bottles from BSI are the medium CA's. You want the red bottles.
http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html
Jay
The purple bottles from BSI are the medium CA's. You want the red bottles.
http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html
Jay
:mad2: I would have been pretty ****ed!! Sorry that happened. If you have a Target nearby, then they will have the glue. Look in the office/school supply section. Duro or Loctite super glue gel. I'd have to agree though, for the miniscule amount you get in those tubes, it's better to buy the stuff that Jay is talking about.
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