ReefDream
03/14/2002, 01:15 AM
<font size=+3>3/16 is the next meeting! Read all about it!
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<b><font color=red>I'll be there selling some goodies as usual at non-profit prices (most of this I get in bulk on Ebay). This is my way of contributing to the club. This time, the theme will be glues. Here's what I have:</font></b>
1) 6:1 baking soda-to-washing soda Buffer (8.3-pH-balanced) - $1 a pound sold in 2 and 4 pound sealed bags
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/buffer.jpg"><br><font size=+2>pH-Balanced Buffer - $1.00/lb<br><br></font>
2) 4oz packs of NSF-certified (totally safe for our fish or our mouths) 5-minute set RepairQuik epoxy putty. This is a MUST for mounting coral frags in my opinion. You just mix it with you hands and in about five minutes the putty sets hard and in 30 it will be as hard as a rock (harder than most rocks really). You can get 4oz of a similar putty at Home Depot for $8. I will be selling this for $2.50 a tube! You will not find it cheaper anywhere.
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/epoxy_putty.jpg"><br><font size=+2>4 oz. Reef-safe Epoxy Putty - $2.50<br><br></font>
3) QuickTite 0.18oz (5 to 6 of the old tubes worth) super glue: This works great in conjunction with the epoxy putty and is better than cheap super glue because it sticks better to reef rocks and is a little bit thicker. I like to make impressions underwater of the coral frag base and the supporting live rock. Then I wait about ten minutes for the epoxy to dry on the live rock. If the frag didn't stick really tight to the epoxy (sometimes it doesn't), then I pull it off the putty and apply a bit of super glue on the bottom of the frag. I put it back in the hard epoxy impression. Viola! The frag is stuck hard to the rock. $1 a bottle
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/super_glue.jpg"><br><font size=+2>.18 oz. (5g) QuickTite Super Glue - $1.00<br><br></font>
4) Devcon 5 minute high-strength Epoxy Gel - This is the two-part syringe of epoxy gel. It is safe for reef tanks and will set even underwater in five minutes. This will run you about $4 at the store. I am selling it for $1.75 a double-barrel syringe.
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/epoxy_gel.jpg"><br><font size=+2>Devcon 5-minute Epoxy Gel - $1.75<br><br></font>
http://www.seabay.org</font>
<b><font color=red>I'll be there selling some goodies as usual at non-profit prices (most of this I get in bulk on Ebay). This is my way of contributing to the club. This time, the theme will be glues. Here's what I have:</font></b>
1) 6:1 baking soda-to-washing soda Buffer (8.3-pH-balanced) - $1 a pound sold in 2 and 4 pound sealed bags
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/buffer.jpg"><br><font size=+2>pH-Balanced Buffer - $1.00/lb<br><br></font>
2) 4oz packs of NSF-certified (totally safe for our fish or our mouths) 5-minute set RepairQuik epoxy putty. This is a MUST for mounting coral frags in my opinion. You just mix it with you hands and in about five minutes the putty sets hard and in 30 it will be as hard as a rock (harder than most rocks really). You can get 4oz of a similar putty at Home Depot for $8. I will be selling this for $2.50 a tube! You will not find it cheaper anywhere.
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/epoxy_putty.jpg"><br><font size=+2>4 oz. Reef-safe Epoxy Putty - $2.50<br><br></font>
3) QuickTite 0.18oz (5 to 6 of the old tubes worth) super glue: This works great in conjunction with the epoxy putty and is better than cheap super glue because it sticks better to reef rocks and is a little bit thicker. I like to make impressions underwater of the coral frag base and the supporting live rock. Then I wait about ten minutes for the epoxy to dry on the live rock. If the frag didn't stick really tight to the epoxy (sometimes it doesn't), then I pull it off the putty and apply a bit of super glue on the bottom of the frag. I put it back in the hard epoxy impression. Viola! The frag is stuck hard to the rock. $1 a bottle
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/super_glue.jpg"><br><font size=+2>.18 oz. (5g) QuickTite Super Glue - $1.00<br><br></font>
4) Devcon 5 minute high-strength Epoxy Gel - This is the two-part syringe of epoxy gel. It is safe for reef tanks and will set even underwater in five minutes. This will run you about $4 at the store. I am selling it for $1.75 a double-barrel syringe.
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~domitron2/reefcentral/misc/epoxy_gel.jpg"><br><font size=+2>Devcon 5-minute Epoxy Gel - $1.75<br><br></font>