Which is Stronger?

[Dyzio545]

Hi everyone. I was looking into adhesives that can hold Live Rock real well when aquascaping and was wondering which would be considered stronger?

Ecotech Coral Glue or D-D The Aquarium Solution Epoxy

 

[ilmigliore]

Coral glue isn't worth the money to hold rocks together. Use the epoxy. You'll need a lot of it though and it isn't the easiest stuff to work with.

If you find you need glue, plain old super glue works great.

 

[bobears03]

The answer is use gel glue then epoxy then gel glue.

 

[snorvich]

I seem to recall there is some pond foam that works rather well. Google it if you are interested. Epoxy is ok but I don't trust its adhesive qualities for larger items.

 

[SkullV]

The answer is use gel glue then epoxy then gel glue.

For rocks? The gel glue is a waste of time/money. The weight of the rocks will have enough pressure to allow the epoxy to cure right into the pores. In fact the gel glue would probably make things worst.

So ACTUALLY the answer is just to use epoxy. Your best bet is WaterWeld, most hardware stores have it.

 

[Dyzio545]

Oh ok. The reason I mentioned the coral glue is because I saw mrsaltwatertank's video review on it, and he stuck rocks together pretty well, but I would also this that construction epoxy is better.

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

I used hydrolic cement to put my rocks together.