super glue gel in the aquarium

[VSpeck]

Ive heard of gluing corals in the tank but can the super glue tube be submerged with no ill effects? Any help is appreciated

 

[breutus]

I wouldn't put the tube in the water simply because if water gets back into the tube then it would waste the rest o fthe super glue (i guess no big loss) but with most of them I have used I can put super glue on what ever i want together than then stick it into the water to glue it to a rock, then just hold it there for a minute longer than usual

 

[tall_jason79]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...34#post12055434 reeferhead posted this a week ago or so not sure if its any help . I just remembered seeing it

 

[Reeferhead]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1342011

Your link didn't work Jason but here you go.

 

[Reeferhead]

Vspeck,

Sorry, I must have misread, Are you concerned about the aluminum tube itself? If, so I probably wouldn't feel secure letting it corrode away in the tank for a year but I've never heard of issues with submerging it for a few minutes to mount frags. Hope that helps.

Regardless, my technique is better anyway

 

[tall_jason79]

thanks reefer,

 

[SaltwaterChris]

The glues are not toxic to the tanks?

 

[JxMetal]

correct chris. It'll be fine underwater as well.

 

[breutus]

just to clarify...

only as long as the ingredient is Cyanoacrylate (typical superglue and superglue gel)

there are a few glues that use other things to make them super

but Cyanoacrylate glue is harmless to our tanks

 

[Reggae Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12132898#post12132898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by breutus
just to clarify...

only as long as the ingredient is Cyanoacrylate (typical superglue and superglue gel)

there are a few glues that use other things to make them super

but Cyanoacrylate glue is harmless to our tanks

What's that Lucas you say. Superglue AND Gel :lol:
Bradley Knowell what :lol:

All joking aside. Did you get your stuff taken care of? I need to get over there anyways and see the tank, drink some beer. I have that extra RO/DI you can have.

 

[breutus]

yeah you do ! anytime!

And Yeah I totally need it I just didn't make it tonight, Im not sure why other than I got really LAZY :lol:

 

[Reggae Fish]

I'll give you a buzz in the next couple or call me. I wanted to ask you about my speaker options, etc... anyways.

I actually started using my skimmer today so I started my road to getting my tank back to normal

 

[VSpeck]

Thanks for the help. To clarify I know the glue itself is fine as I have used it many times but I have never submerged the bottle. I have a small patch of bubble algea and heard if you smother it with superglue gel it will come out in one piece but i cant take the rock out of the tank, So i was wondering if the aluminum bottle could be submerged. I have never had bubble algea before and want to get rid of it