[kien]

I use a combination of crazy glue gel (loclite that you can get at home depot) and Aquamend epoxy from home depot or MEC. You can use the "reef epoxy" like the ones from Tailor Maid too but it is more expensive! Ya, I found that epoxy alone does not stick very well unless you're sticking to something very very porous where the epoxy can get into nooks and crannies. I've used a lot of different epoxies and they all behave the same. They aren't really meant to glue things together I don't think. More like bonding things together where the epoxy has a chance to hold onto two pieces that are porous. Or you create a brace with your epoxy by wrapping it or molding it around two pieces (like live rock). Anyway, That's where the crazy glue gel comes in. This is what I do, I make up a bit of epoxy that I want to use into a ball. I put some crazy glue onto the frag and stick the ball of epoxy onto the crazy glue. This bonds the epoxy to the frag much better. I then put some crazy glue gel onto the epoxy bit that will stick onto the live rock. Then jam the frag and crazy glued epoxy onto your live rock. Hold for a few seconds to let it set. The whole thing will cure underwater just fine. The crazy glue gel holds its form even when wet and does not drip and ooze everywhere. Oh, and like any gluing task, make sure both your surfaces are clean from debris, otherwise even crazy glue will have bonding issues.

K.