Epoxying Frags

[bbehring]

Bought a couple frags that were already attached to rubble rock. My Ricordia rock (which is small, single head on a small rock) keep tumbling off at night. My LFS only had the marineland hold fast epoxy. Can you use this stuff wet to hold down your frags? Also, how long to I wait to epoxy the frags for position for light adapt etc? I think I have them in good locations, but it's only been a few days and my lighting is still being brought up slightly each day.

 

[CCR]

check out mounting, pegging
http://reefvideos.com/reefshowcase_04_content.html
I would waite till you have the lighting settled in before you place them perm. give it a week after. If it is the 2 part epoxy... puddy,inner core different color than outer, yes you can use it. If it is 2 seperate push tubes, not sure. i use either super glue gel, or the 2 part puddy. I'm setting up a 220 gal. from scratch and will be pegging a lot.

 

[bbehring]

Here's the Hold Fast epoxy I purchased from LFS http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=AS4711

I emailed Marine Depot to get their input.

 

[CCR]

No problem. Just slice off a piece, need it real well, then use. It will setup in a sort while, so don't need it to long. be sure to put the unused back in the tube with the cut end covered.

 

[Damsel13]

If you can insert a frag in a niche in your live rock is there a benefit to gluing it to something? I am talking about monti C. in particular.

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[bbehring]

I just need to make sure. All my frags are alread glued or attached to small rocks. It's my live rock that I need to attach the frag rocks to. I am wondering if I can stick the eopxy in the water, between the live rock and the frag rock to hold it in place. Just don't want them to slide or fall off the live rock is all.

 

[Anthony Calfo]

I impale shrroms with a cocktail toothpick (which is pulled out days later after the shroom attaches)

Epoxy is not so much a glue as it is... well, an epoxy that hardens and holds but does not phyically become integrated with the coral.

 

[Jan]

I'm interested in this topic too because I have a heck of a time using superglue. At least half the time the glued piece of rubble will come off and fall down in the tank. Could be a few minutes or a couple days later. Very frustrating. And the last time I tried to use superglue I put my thumb through the tube and ended up gluing the tube to my hand! :shock: It took days to get the glue remnants off my hand and fingernails!

 

[Anthony Calfo]

superglue is only for surfaces you can pat dry like rock and the corallum of a stony coral (exposed when broken as a frag)

It is near useless for gluing mucous corals/directly to tissue.

 

[CCR]

I'm interested in this topic too because I have a heck of a time using superglue. At least half the time the glued piece of rubble will come off and fall down in the tank. Could be a few minutes or a couple days later. Very frustrating. And the last time I tried to use superglue I put my thumb through the tube and ended up gluing the tube to my hand! :shock: It took days to get the glue remnants off my hand and fingernails!

To funny. I had superglue out doing some frags, had it all over my left hand fingers, reached in my 29 in. deep tank, with right hand, put my left hand on my pants while working in tank and glued my fingers to my pants!!!!! It took half an hour to free them, and still lost a layer of skin!:badgrin:

 

[bbehring]

Exactly you can never be too careful with the stuff. My dad superglued his right finger to his left heel LOL. He used it to put on the cracks on his feet to help heal them. What a funny sight that was! Even more funny is the stuff worked. We still talk about that from time to time and it was over a decade ago. Funny stories never die, especially when they involve family!

 

[Damsel13]

hey thanks for being here. Anthony did your kid make you do it?

Nooo I am old and thankful you are here!

 

[Damsel13]

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