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Coasting 05-05-2012 05:32 AM

Oo maybe Ill have to try it out with my next frags... But its only the gel stuff right? so it stays put when it hits the water... hmmm
Rather then ending up with chunks of ugly pink epoxy all over my rock work....

Nano 05-05-2012 05:37 AM

yeah gel is the one you want, nice thing about it is after a few weeks its covered with algae and you dont even know its there. Epoxy is still good for things like sps, but if you can get them to stick long enough with gel glue, like i do, they just encrust themselves to the rock anyway

Spiny 05-05-2012 12:38 PM

any 100% cyanoacrylate glue will work. I use the gorilla superglue at walmart. Loctite will work too

Snaz 05-05-2012 01:56 PM

That loctite gel is the best under storage too. It is the first tube or bottle of Super anything that didn't dry up before it was all used which makes it the best value too.

Tderow30 05-05-2012 02:12 PM

i use dollar store gel super glue! Works like a charm and its cheap!

jtbadco 05-05-2012 02:41 PM

Dollarama Thick Super Glue Gel....$1 a tube !!!

tim the toolman 05-05-2012 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaz (Post 713648)
That loctite gel is the best under storage too. It is the first tube or bottle of Super anything that didn't dry up before it was all used which makes it the best value too.

+1 on storage. Lasts for months without gumming up the tip.

daplatapus 05-05-2012 03:34 PM

Does any of this stuff affect your skimmers? When I've used epoxy in the past my skimmer goes crazy.

reefermadness 05-05-2012 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtbadco (Post 713660)
Dollarama Thick Super Glue Gel....$1 a tube !!!

I've tried quite a few and the adhero dollarama glue is the best IMO....small 2g bottle that wont dry up before you finish it and its only a buck. I buy them by the dozen... :)

tang daddy 05-05-2012 04:01 PM

As the other member mentioned, cyano acrylate is what makes up super glue gel and is 100% reef safe.

I've tried them all, dollar store super glue gel, loctite and a few others.

The dollar store gel is good for a few small uses, I can get 3-5 frags per tube. however if you are gluing lots of frags you will burn through those little tubes. As for lactate it is abit pricey for how much you actually get....

I now use BRS thick gel, it lasts up to 6 months and I can mount about 60 frags from 1 bottle. $5 per bottle, now that is savings....

To make it last I use a bamboo skewer to apply instead of the nossel because once the nossel dries you lose a bunch of glue.

I have also looked at the larger tubes of superglue gel that are approximately the same size as a silicone tube and refilling my bottles.


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