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- Westchester
Whats the best type of glue and gluing method when taking corals off a frag and adding to rock work
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Best glue
- Thread starter J-Knight
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I like IC-Gel Insta Cure Cyanoacrylate Gel by Bob Smith Industries the best so far. It is thick enough to stick onto any surface even in the water. Also, most glue harden at the bottle easily after it is open. This one last a long time and never given me any trouble.
- Location
- Licensed & Insured in NJ/NY
Yeh "IC-Gel" by BSI is the most popular.
- Location
- Staten Island
Me glue is by far the best its so thick and sets quickly a close second is the reef fanatics purple glue
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Use Ice-gel and Epoxy like sandwich , it hold very good.
Ice -gel few drops then Epoxy then I - gel again , press down to the place ( rock , etc. ) will glue more than you need.:biggrin:
do NOT try to locate the frag.......for ever....you may relocate depend of Frag ( coral), more light or less, more water flow or less.
https://www.chewy.com/instant-ocean...pc&utm_campaign=f&utm_content=Instant Ocean&u
Ice -gel few drops then Epoxy then I - gel again , press down to the place ( rock , etc. ) will glue more than you need.:biggrin:
do NOT try to locate the frag.......for ever....you may relocate depend of Frag ( coral), more light or less, more water flow or less.
https://www.chewy.com/instant-ocean...pc&utm_campaign=f&utm_content=Instant Ocean&u
I prefer this stuff. Very economical, use individual tubes for each fragging session. Never had issues with it. I think IC gel is overpriced IMO
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YEN37K/?tag=reefs04-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YEN37K/?tag=reefs04-20
Yup, this is the stuff I use too. I used to get on amazon in the 12 pack, but Its a little cheaper to get the 2 packs at the dollar store because they are slightly bigger tubes than are included in the 12 pack i believe.
Yeah I think you're right, they sell them at DollarTree
LOL. Super Glue you linked is $7+tax ($7.66) for 12-pack of (12x2g) = 24g
IC gel is $6.99 for 20g. Get from BRS with no tax and also got reward point. I wouldn't call it "overpriced".
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LOL. Super Glue you linked is $7+tax ($7.66) for 12-pack of (12x2g) = 24g
IC gel is $6.99 for 20g. Get from BRS with no tax and also got reward point. I wouldn't call it "overpriced".
At the dollar store you get 7.2g of glue for $1. Roughly half the price of the IC gel.
- Location
- massapequa long island
You like that glue? I got a bottle of ecotech glue and totally hate it. Frags fall off, all the zoas I fragged and actually cut the flesh then glued died with ecotech glue. Never had that happen with superglue brand glue.
- Location
- massapequa long island
Yeah its all i have been using for a past few years until my lfs ran out and had to get some ic. I don't really every cut zoas so i'm not sure about that but i do use it from my sps and to glue down frag plugs to rock and it works great.
out of all the glues i?ve tried( loctite,crazy,ecotech,corriffix, ic gel) gotta say ic gel wins for convenience , two caps ( i?m a klutz i forget to put cap on or drop in water) is really handy, and the tube design you end up using the glue without losing much in the tube unlike where the bottle glue sometimes sticks to the bottom of the bottle.
Hands down IC-Gel, thick and the tip never dries out. I secure frags to rocks by making a glue and putty sandwich.
I cut the stalk off the bottom of the frag leaving just the disc part. I add a few drops of glue to to the frag, then take a small ball of putty and press that onto the frag over the glue, I add some more glue to the putty that is now pressed underneath the frag. I take the frag,glue and putty sandwich and press it in the spot I want on the rock. The putty molds to the rock and the glue has more surface area to bond to. Another plus is that I'm not squeezing the tube of glue in the tank, it's all done outside the tank until the frag is ready to be placed in it's location.
Ever since I've been doing it this way I don't find frags on the sb that have broken loose, even my big bulldozer Turbo snails can't knock them over.
I cut the stalk off the bottom of the frag leaving just the disc part. I add a few drops of glue to to the frag, then take a small ball of putty and press that onto the frag over the glue, I add some more glue to the putty that is now pressed underneath the frag. I take the frag,glue and putty sandwich and press it in the spot I want on the rock. The putty molds to the rock and the glue has more surface area to bond to. Another plus is that I'm not squeezing the tube of glue in the tank, it's all done outside the tank until the frag is ready to be placed in it's location.
Ever since I've been doing it this way I don't find frags on the sb that have broken loose, even my big bulldozer Turbo snails can't knock them over.
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