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04-03-2009, 08:20 PM
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04-03-2009, 09:23 PM
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you are probably using too much gel. The outer layer is contacting the water and curing, creating a skin at prevents the rest from curing. You can either use less or breach the skin that forms to allow it to fully harden.
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04-03-2009, 10:40 PM
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ephraim could be right but you have to use a LOT of gel for that to happen; even then, the "skin" should be pretty thick after an overnight in water. my bet is a bad batch.
little bit of chemistry for ya, the active ingredient in crazy glue (gel and other wise) is cyanoacrylate. When this stuff solidifies it forms a lattice structure that is interlocked and it very hard to pull apart. But to form this structure, it needs a catalyst: water. it makes no sense at all that it could be exposed to water for 12 hours and not cure when it only takes a few minutes in air.
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04-03-2009, 11:23 PM
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I use the Boston Aqua Farms Reef Glue and Reef Glue Accelerator. The Accelerator cures the glue instantly. The Accelerator comes with a spray nozzle however I would rather use a piplet drop tube with just 1 or 2 drops. I do not like to spray the Accelerator all over the base of the coral. These products were available at J&L.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=ba-glueac http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=ba-glue02 Tom R Last edited by Tom R; 04-03-2009 at 11:25 PM.
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