HELP!! RE: AquaStik Epoxy Putty

[marblesab]

Ok, I picked up this stuff the other day (AquaStik Epoxy Putty by Two Little Fishies) I followed the directions to a T.... cut a piece off, kneaded it until it was soft (chewed gum consistency, lol) and put it on the piece of coral I wanted to stick down (to the back glass of my tank) and.... waited. I let it go a few minutes later and..... it didn't stick. I thought "Ok, maybe I didn't hold it long enough." So I held it a bit longer...... it stuck! For about 2 minutes then fell off again. This time when I touched the putty it was almost rock hard. I pealed it of and threw it out.

So my question is... how do I make this stuff stick? Is there something I'm missing? Am I doing something wrong? Or did I listen to the wrong person and get the wrong stuff?! LOL

thanks in advance of any helpful tips or tricks! (or advice!)


Dawn

[Aquattro]

It isn't supposed to stick, it's putty It's meant to wedge the frag/putty ball into a wedge in your rock work.

[marblesab]

Thanks Brad!


Ah, well crap, I got the wrong stuff.


Does anyone have any suggestions what I should get?

[Aquattro]

To stick to the glass? Magnets. People use cheap mag cleaners or special magnetic frag mounts. I have a large tunze magnet with a rock strapped to it stuck to my back glass. But I don't think you'll get away with any kind of sticky stuff.

[Nano]

I've used the super glue gel for a few things, with success. It does take a few tries to get it to hold, but when if it does, all you have to do is wait for it to encrust itself to the glass after that :P

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Nano

I've used the super glue gel for a few things, with success. It does take a few tries to get it to hold, but when if it does, all you have to do is wait for it to encrust itself to the glass after that :P

Pretty sure a quick bump with anything would know that off though, I've had stuff encrusting to the glass that just fell one day

[Nano]

lol not in my case, I went to move my red monti the other day to "change things up"... cant get it off, I ended up braking it but its still on there!

...
wait I forgot mines on acrylic :P this could make a difference!!!

if you had some way of roughing up the surface of the glass you wanted it on, thats what I did to the acrylic on my overflow, this probably is why I cant get it off!

[marblesab]

Ok, I'm not going to be defeated but this darn putty. I've decided to try and stick it to a suction cup, THEN stick it to the glass that way.



Wish me luck!

[marblesab]

Ok, it didn't want to stick that way either, I give up! (at least for tonight....)

[apexifd]

I have fairly good luck sticking sps frag on the overflow with milliput. should work for glass as well, probably sticks better with coraline algae growing on the glass.