Loctite Superglue gel question

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Originally Posted by vic622

I thought I had read that you could go frag>gel>epoxy>gel>rock, so this way you didn't need to have the epoxy curing in the tank.
My wrecking crew - Turbos - have already bulldozed 2 frags off their perches last night, so I need something to hold them in place until they're established.
On this frag, I didn't need the epoxy, so I thought I'd go direct, frag>gel>rock.
How do you affix to the rock if you can't use gel glue?
Use Epoxy & let it cure in the tank?
Vic

If you go frag>gel>rock directly under water, it won't stick well. I've used frag>gel>epoxyPUTTY>gel>rock and it has worked very well.

What I do is -

* turn off power heads, or anything that moves water
* get epoxy putty mixed and ready, small amount
* add a drop or few of superglue gel on the frag mount (flat bottom, not those frag rack mount)
* put the putty on the frag where the glue is
* put drops of superglue gel on the putty
* mount the frag>gel>putty>gel onto a rock, firmly press it down
* give it few minutes for gel and epoxy putty to cure

The aquarium safe epoxy putty cures within minutes after mixing, so you want to do this fairly quickly, and one frag at a time.

The idea is to provide best possible contact surface for superglue gel by using still soft epoxy putty. If you use the superglue gel only, it will be very difficult to achieve the same amount of bonding..