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Old 11-01-2003, 07:43 PM
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Has anyone tried Loctite 454 for glueing frags?
The loctite is all I use for hard corals.


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Old 11-02-2003, 05:39 PM
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I tried "Krazy Glue" gel once. It did not work worth a hoot. Could someone post the make of glue they find works.
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Old 11-02-2003, 06:29 PM
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I tried "Krazy Glue" gel once. It did not work worth a hoot. Could someone post the make of glue they find works.
I had the same experience with the Krazy Glue. I started fragging corals in 1992 and predominately used the mastercraft super glue from Canadian Tire. I probably tried 2 or 3 others at the time but pretty much liked the Mastercraft best.

I have tried a few other brands and have found that just about any that say thick gel seem to work. Loctite has been mentioned as well and does work well. Another you can try is Lepages Superglue.


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Old 11-04-2003, 05:40 AM
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Hi everyone. ok i tried some of this epoxy. I picked it up from J&L. Its a tube of green with a white center. You ply it in your hands it turns white you put it on your frag rock you hold it on your bigger live rock for about 5 minites and then later it JUST LIFTS OFF . I'm probably doing something wrong. Has anyone used this stuff. If so your input appreciated. The product is called Holdfast by MarineLand.

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Old 11-04-2003, 05:47 AM
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It's not mean't to be sticky so you have to really work the epoxy into the crevices untill it has time to solidify. Once it's in place good and tight it should work okay. Takes a bit of getting use to with that stuff.
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Old 11-04-2003, 07:09 AM
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Yup, it doesnt stick at all. Gotta get it all nice and gummy and then wedge it into the cracks or else it'll harden and fall off

Found that out the hard way )
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Old 11-25-2003, 03:22 AM
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So with a needle and thread you just sew the softie to the rock?

I picked up a coupld of leathers from Kari and they just don't want to stay into the crevase where they have been jammed.
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Old 11-25-2003, 04:48 AM
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So with a needle and thread you just sew the softie to the rock?

I picked up a coupld of leathers from Kari and they just don't want to stay into the crevase where they have been jammed.
Basically you run your needle and thread/mono through the coral and pull enough line through so you can tie around a rock. Most leathers hold quite well that way. Colt coral's sometimes tear through as they are quite soft and their composition seems to have a higher water content.

Usually, I just run the needle and thread through once, but you can certainly go through twice, especially if the coral frag is big enough. After a couple of weeks if the coral frag is in good condition and your system is too, the frag should be attached.
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Old 11-25-2003, 04:33 PM
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An alternative (especially for the Colts) is a small Tupperware type of container (the ones I use are 2 1/4 inches across and high) You stick the frag in, and put some rubble around it. Put it in a lower flow area, and in a week or two (depending on the species) the frag will attach to the rubble. I have done this with the hopeless Colt, Toadstools, and the leather from Kari with complete success.
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I have fragged a lot of sinularia over the last few years and I found the best way to do this is how Bob describes, place branch cuttings in a tupperware with a small rubble of rocks. This method may take an extra week or so but it's worth it in my opinion because the corals are attaching naturally, also sinularia can mucus quite a bit with the needle and thread method. This is however for sinularia species, colts, leathers, and other softies have different frag methods too, needle and thread works great for the majority of softies as well as the rubble method.
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