super glue

[reef monster96]

does anyone know if you can use super glue or lock tight in a reef tank or is it hazardous to the fish and coral

 

[Webmanny]

You can safely use loctite super glue on corals and your tank without issues. I have been using it for month to frag with no problem. Please note that you should use the gel one that dries in a few seconds. Mostly because you don't want your corals out of water for too long.

 

[reef monster96]

ok thanks
I'm going to fix something on my tank thats why

 

[CrazyEyes]

All I personally use is Loctite.

 

[rogergolf66]

Yes it is safe to use. If u r going to do a lot of glueing the ic gel at faois comes out to a lot cheeper and it's thicker. It's my choice but I used to use super glue gel from dollar store till I found ic gel

 

[Mlongnecker11]

As long as it is cyanoacrylate based then you can use it.

 

[aguila88psi]

as long as it is cyanoacrylate based then you can use it.

+1

 

[reef monster96]

ya thanks everyone for the help i was wanting to glue down a frag

 

[Snookster]

As long as it is cyanoacrylate based then you can use it.

Not all is same. Got a great deal on pack of 12 from Harbor Freight. The stuff sucks. Bad.

 

[Mlongnecker11]

Not all is same. Got a great deal on pack of 12 from Harbor Freight. The stuff sucks. Bad.

I can agree I bought some from HD a while back and it didn't work at all. So I just ended up buying the IC gel I think it's called and haven't had a problem with frags falling anymore. I will say that I asked one of the vendors at RAP what he recommends and he just said "the thickest super glue you can buy."

 

[Webmanny]

Very true. Not all super glues are the same. I only recommend the Loctite super glue gel. You pay a bit more, but it works great every time.

 

[reef monster96]

ya thats what i use

 

[CrazyEyes]

I usually use a mix of Loctite gel and jb water weld. That there is a great combo. I built my larger rock structure with loctite gel and jb water weld and within 45 minutes it was solid as heck.