Super glue thoughts and questions

[Lacy]

Does the glue actually kill the coral it is on or does the coral end up dying because it doesn't get very much light if any at all in that area? I have never noticed a dead area between the coral and the glue.

I know it was used in Vietnam to glue wounds of soldiers so I am thinking that it might not actually kill the flesh.

 

[rovster]

Does the glue actually kill the coral it is on or does the coral end up dying because it doesn't get very much light if any at all in that area? I have never noticed a dead area between the coral and the glue.

I know it was used in Vietnam to glue wounds of soldiers so I am thinking that it might not actually kill the flesh.

Does it matter?

Super glue is pretty inert to organic tissue. It's used in the medical field for mending small wounds with clean edges, and I use it for some surgical applications as well. Granted, the stuff I use costs a couple hundred times as much, but its purple, LOL!

I've never seen tissue recede from super glue, it just grows over it. I think when you use it to stop STN you are just putting a stop to the recession but cutting it off before the local tissue becomes involved. You do kill the tissue you glue over probably by suffocation and not allowing for fluid and gas exchange.

Again, does it matter

 

[Lacy]

:uzi: :uzi: Does it matter?

Yes it does matter, otherwise curiosity will kill me. :lmao: :lmao:


:uzi: :uzi: Again, does it matter

I never use it to cover stn, beside I don't have any. I received a pm from a fellow reefer asking about superglue and fragging. The thought pop into my head, then curiosity set in. :lolspin:

 

[rovster]

:mtool::ape:

 

[Miamiangler]

I use Locktite gel all the time . For frags and all my coral needs . Good for many uses just like duct tape

 

[Lacy]

I use icee gel glue. Love that stuff. I can leave the tubes open for hours and it doesn't dry up. I agree about the many uses.