new to frags

[Rikko]

I've used underwater epoxy and have been collosally disappointed by it.. It's like underwater play-doh. BUT, as long as it's a low-tension bond it works well enough (ie. I mounted a Torch frag onto a bit of LR rubble just fine, but when I tried to secure my rockwork a little bit it just came apart). I bought Aqua-stick from reefgeek (just because I was ordering reflectors anyway) but I've seen that type of stuff at J&L and I'm certain you can get it from non-aquarium suppliers, too. My dad is in the steelworking industry and laughed his ass off when he saw when I spent 10 dollars on when they practically throw the stuff away.

Superglue gel is another popular one - the problem with that is that it skins when it contacts water so you generally need to be pretty generous with it and work FAST. If you can pull the live you're gluing onto out of water and dry it a bit and then dry the contact bit of the frag you'll be in good shape.

Regardless of what you use, I've had the best results when I dried the connecting parts, glued it, and then held it out of water upside down so the coral itself was still submerged. Give it around 5 minutes out of water and it should be sturdy enough.