Reef Safe Epoxy For Coral Mount

[makeme1098]

Please recommend me a good reef safe epoxy for coral/frag mounting.
I used a stick of Oceans Wonders Purple Reef Epoxy but this thing is pretty weak.
FYI, I'm using Icgel on both sides of the epoxy.

Thanks!

 

[senji]

use super glue gel or go to ur lfs and ask for frag glue same stuff. cyanoacrylate it the active ingrediant. actually uses the saltwater to set up kewl stuff.

 

[rainydave]

I've used JB Weld WaterWeld for a while. It has been working great for me.

 

[TJL]

Most any of the Epoxy sticks specified for under water will work safely and different brands have different work times before hardening. Unless the coral or LR is very porous or dry its best use is as you are already doing in forming a perfect gasket to then apply a super-glue for actual bonding. I recently bought and am using the Julian Sprung's version that's colored up to match coraline algae, blends very well.

Cheers, Todd

 

[makeme1098]

thank you. I will try Julian Sprung next time. I always had a good outcome with Aquamend but I don't see them at the store any more.

 

[totem420]

second the jb water weld, thats what i use, the surface must be porous though

 

[makeme1098]

nice, looks like i can buy JB water weld at Ace Hardware. I will give it a shot.