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Post by Syntax on Oct 29, 2014 6:14:12 GMT -5
I use gel superglue and epoxy depending on the application. Epoxy can be easier if you have a frag on a piece of rubble and there aren't any flat spots for the glue. I like superglue for frag plugs and for angles, epoxy can take a while to set while superglue takes seconds.
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Post by moulton712 on Nov 3, 2014 10:46:58 GMT -5
I prefer just a big glob of super glue over epoxy anyday. Epoxy is almost permanent vrs superglue you can usually pop the coral or frag plug off the rock in case you need to move it. Amazon sells the 295ml bottles of corafix gel for $39.99 and it last a long time. It's so much easier to work with then epoxy too. I tried corafix gel recently and it's to runny for me. The best 2 brands I've found so far are gorilla glue gel (green cap) and CA gel both are thinker and work much better imo. With the corafix I feel like I have to hold it forever and it still isn't cured. Kinda stuck with it for awhile because I got the medium sized bottle??? Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards You have to get the large bottle to get the gel that Ryan uses. I've seen him use his gel. It's awesome. If you go on Drfosterandsmith the pro doesn't come in 3 different sizes, more like 3 different sizes for 3 different consistencies of product. small is gel med is adhesive large is pro gel ryan used the pro gel which is awesome. |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Nov 3, 2014 11:12:09 GMT -5
I like this stuff...  not everyone wants a soda can full of glue. I go through a lot and I find the top gets messed up to much and I just prefer something a little smaller. I do wish they made one like this a little bigger. But it's the thickest I've found. |
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Post by maineultraclassic on Nov 3, 2014 12:11:22 GMT -5
I used some regular super glue this weekend, only had 4 plugs to glue to the rock. Seems to be holding pretty well, they haven't moved yet. And it was much easier then drilling and all that mess.
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Post by Syntax on Nov 3, 2014 14:47:41 GMT -5
Or, I might nip off the stems and just epoxy the plugs to the rock.............much safer and easier. Be ready for your skimmer to overflow if you add a lot of epoxy . I'm sure you know that but wanted to give you a heads up. Sent from my SM-N910R4 using pro boards I had this happen to me this weekend! I was epoxying a rock to the top of my Reef... I used three pieces and before I realized my skimmer was spilling skim mate into my sump. This happened to me and I knew it was going to happen!!! I just didn't realize that it would only take three marble sized pieces of epoxy in a 125.  |
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Post by gotareef on Nov 3, 2014 15:38:42 GMT -5
with epoxy the more you kneed it the more talc that gets released... so make sure not to over do it
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Nov 3, 2014 20:26:11 GMT -5
I tried corafix gel recently and it's to runny for me. The best 2 brands I've found so far are gorilla glue gel (green cap) and CA gel both are thinker and work much better imo. With the corafix I feel like I have to hold it forever and it still isn't cured. Kinda stuck with it for awhile because I got the medium sized bottle??? Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards You have to get the large bottle to get the gel that Ryan uses. I've seen him use his gel. It's awesome. If you go on Drfosterandsmith the pro doesn't come in 3 different sizes, more like 3 different sizes for 3 different consistencies of product. small is gel med is adhesive large is pro gel ryan used the pro gel which is awesome. The pro gel and the regular gel are the exact same stuff. The bigger bottle is marketed as pro gel because of its volume vs cost fro what I've been told. If you look on the bottle, it's the Same exact chemicals though. The small tubes of corafix gel work exactly the same with the same viscosity and everything. It's just cheaper to buy the larger pro gel bottle. Especially when you glue 10-50 frags a time multiple times a year lol. Regardless, if your going to be super gluing a lot of frags of corals, it's the best buy for the money. I personally hate messing with the tiny dollar store tubes of superglue after having gotten used to the large bottles of glue. As far as epoxy goes, same deal here. Use too much, skimmer goes crazy. I tend to use it sparingly to fill in voids between rocks that I want to glue together, I still rely mainly on superglue for the initial bonding of epoxy though. |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Nov 4, 2014 6:29:57 GMT -5
Maybe I just got a bad tube? Idk? All I know is I put a small glob of gel on a plug or rock and before I can pick the frag up its running off the rock and all over my fingers or gloves.
First time this happened to me with this glue I wasn't expecting it and the glue ran off the rock and right into my tank! That sucked..... Half of the surface of my water was covered in a thin film of glue and if you touch it, it breaks and turns into a ton of smaller pieces.
With the bsi gel I put it on the plug or rock and it stays in a blob. I could flip it upside down for a few mins and it would stay.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Nov 4, 2014 6:35:11 GMT -5
As far as epoxy goes I've found that if I don't ha e to do it in the tank, I can just attach whatever I need to with the epoxy and set it into a container of tank water for 15 mins, when I put it into the tank there's very little reaction from the skimmer.
I just did this last week with a new Sps colony I bought and I used a lot of epoxy. Didn't even have to adjust my skimmer after the epoxy set for a few.
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