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Old 02-08-2012, 02:38 AM
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I'm on my third x-large bottle. I love it, maybe your not holding your tongue right while glueing?
everywhere says to hold the frag down for 10 seconds and it should be good. i've held them for over a min. and they still fall off
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Old 02-08-2012, 02:50 AM
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I've never had luck using only glue unless i'm working outside the tank. Always use glue-epoxy-glue and the ecotech is hands down my favorite glue to use.
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^^ same here.. glue on its own wont bond underwater.. roll a ball of epoxy.. dimple each end and fill with glue.. success
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Old 02-08-2012, 02:57 AM
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Plus the stuff is cheaper than a radion and quieter than a vortech...
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Plus the stuff is cheaper than a radion and quieter than a vortech...
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Old 02-08-2012, 03:22 AM
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Plus the stuff is cheaper than a radion and quieter than a vortech...
.....although three bottles is starting to get close to a MP10.....and holy crap Larry, three bottles?...... your sposed to be mounting frags with it....not sniffing it
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Old 02-08-2012, 03:24 AM
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everywhere says to hold the frag down for 10 seconds and it should be good. i've held them for over a min. and they still fall off
What works for me is applying a fair bit outside the tank, placing in the water so the glue gets a skin on the outside. Then I make sure I break that skin on the rock I intend the frag to be on ensuring glue is now on the frag as well as the rock.
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It is pretty ****. I scrub the rock a bit with a tooth brush then use the epoxy method
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It is pretty ****. I scrub the rock a bit with a tooth brush then use the epoxy method
It's worked vantastic for me, I use the same method above and it bonds extremely well...almost too well when I change my mind about the placement 30mins later
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Old 02-08-2012, 07:19 PM
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I put glue on the coral. Dip it and let the glue haze. Then put it on the rock and hold it. It stays, but over the course of 2 weeks they have come loose and fallen off
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