Reef expoxy disaster - Page 2

gbeef · #1 09-22-2008, 07:50 PM

Hey im not saying dont use this product im sharing my experince... ive had with my nano... I also wanted to see if anyone has had a simlar sitution happen to them. (in which it has) and in what ways how to fix it.. or if its fixable.

-like will i have to replace my rock because this crap has leeched into the rock?
- Or will my fish Die from suffication and water pollution.

Is there any other step i can do to help the sitution. Because personally i wont be using this product again.

The-new-guy · #2 09-22-2008, 05:54 PM

I have only used Krazy glue thick jell as a adhesive in my tank and it has worked very well but the putty you are using is more of a structure / adhesive.

I used Krazy glue to attach this Hammer frag about 4 weeks ago, you cant even tell it was glued to this rock.

Ken · #3 09-22-2008, 06:06 PM

I've used the aquascape on larger aquariums without any effect. By kneading the 2 part epoxy into one consistence color you should avoid the bits and pieces that falls to the bottom. Some cloudiness do ocurr but it seems like the corals are not bother by it. Mixing the 2 part for a short time, it gets soft and always easier to mount the coral. Regards Ken

Whatigot · #4 09-22-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken

I've used the aquascape on larger aquariums without any effect. By kneading the 2 part epoxy into one consistence color you should avoid the bits and pieces that falls to the bottom. Some cloudiness do ocurr but it seems like the corals are not bother by it. Mixing the 2 part for a short time, it gets soft and always easier to mount the coral. Regards Ken

Okay canreefers, we have definitely established that this stuff works well when you use it in a larger tank....

anyone have anything relevant to weigh in here with???

Delphinus · #5 09-22-2008, 11:23 PM

What a weird thing to happen. Sorry for your distress gbeef - and glad to hear things may make a full recovery.

FWIW, I've always used this one:
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ct_ID=mc-hfast

.. because every LFS in town has it. Easy to replace. I've used the Tunze and the Deltec before in the past because of the whole "it looks like coraline!" claims, but didn't bother replacing them when they got spent. Because 1) pain to mail-order 2) "more expensiver" (especially when factoring in things like "all I need is the epoxy so can't make a $100 purchase...) and 3) the stuff didn't retain suppleness very nicely - it was more like squeezing marbles than kneading putty. And come to think of it, I think one of them DID cloud my water (I forget which one).

The white stuff ... OK so it dries white. But big deal - it gets covered in coraline sooner or later. Never had an issue with water clouding up or fish or corals reacting to it in any way.

Good luck!