Reef expoxy disaster

[JDigital]

AquaScape Construction Epoxy?

[Whatigot]

his was either the tunze or the milliputty version.
I don't know if the kind aquattro is talking about is the same as you don't need to mix 2 diff puttys to use them reef epoxy in the green tube.

Maybe this issue is only for the kind you need to mix together....

[Aquattro]

This is the stuff I use

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ct_ID=mc-hfast

[gbeef]

Mine wasnt that stuff althought ive used that stuff before with no problems (but in the future im done with useing epoxies in general)... it was another brand so suppose to look like coarline algea when i get home ill post the brand... It came in a dark purple box. i bought it locally..

I got my GF to put an airstone in the tank while im at work. im going to do another water change tonight. of 25% theres bits of this crap all over the bottom of my tank. I really hope my inverts and corals dont start dying.

[gbeef]

Just did a quick google serach this is the stuff i used.
Aquascape Milliput Epoxy

http://www.jlaquatics.com/images/misc/MC-DELEP.jpg

[Whatigot]

same thing my friend (therealbigal) used on the suggestion of knowledgable lfs employee....

dangerous for sure with no waning on the label regarding nano application...

I use tunze epoxy now quite regularily as does therealbigal with no ill effects although in a 100 gal system with crazy flow.

If you search you will find a few other reported cases of this happening, I wonder if it's a bad batch that only affects nanos or if it's just an issue that is only coming up recently with the advancement of technologies that allow us to keep these much smaller systems but has existed as a potential threat since the epoxys inception....

[gbeef]

Ive already done a 5Gal water change on a 14Gal yesterday im thinking about doing another major change today when i get home probly another 5GAL... Is this alright to do? or would i risk crashing the system with a sudden removal of 10GAL or 80% of the water in less in than 24hrs?

[Whatigot]

play it safe...
do for example 5 2 gallon water changes over the course of 10 hours rather than one big one all at once.

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by gbeef

Just did a quick google serach this is the stuff i used.
Aquascape Milliput Epoxy

http://www.jlaquatics.com/images/misc/MC-DELEP.jpg

Ive used dozens of boxs of that over the last few years and have never had any problems. My tanks are bigger than yours, and I try not to use more than 1/2 a stick at any one time. It does cloud my water for an hour or so, but my corals kinda like it! They all get huge polyp extension.

[Whatigot]

unless your experience is in a 15 gallon or under system, your experience doesn't really tell us anything other than the product works as described in a tank of adequate size...

this happened to my friend after gluing only 1 coral, nowhere near in danger of using a half a stick...

looks like the thread starter only used enough to glue one frag as well with this effect.