Super glue?

[yrureefing]

When attaching frags with super glue can I just use any type of super glue or do I have to use a specific type? Also how should I go about doing it. This is for sps if it makes a difference?

[melev]

You want Super Glue Gel. Dry the rock/shell you want to use, and dry the end of the sps frag. Apply the gel in a small puddle, and press your coral into it. Hold it for about 2 minutes, then submerge it in your tank.

The gel will turn white in the saltwater, but it will hold. I've done this several times.

[yrureefing]

Do I have to do it with the gel? If I can't find can I use the regular type?

[melev]

Gel works. And it is cheap. You can find it almost anywhere - Walmart, Office Supply stores, Home Depot, Supermarkets.

[stereomandan]

You can try the regular kind, but it's very hard to use. The gel squishes better and get's into the little porous areas better for a good hold.

Dan

[wingd]

I even put large globs on the end of my finger and smear it on the rocks under water and them attach the frags that way. Or one can put a large blob on the bottom of a mounted frag and attach that way. the larger the crust on the end of your finger the easier it peels off. The only time I have a hard time getting it off is if there is just a little bit. Then it generally takes a day to wear off.

[rededteck]

I used the regular glue and it worked just fine, obviously the thicker gel super glue is the ideal to use.

[myerst2]

Can you use gel with zoos? Tim

[melev]

Yes, sure can. I did that with a tiny frag, and now you can't even see the rock I attached them too. I swear there is a small rock under them.

[littleprince]

Holy Melev!!
How long did that take to grow from one small frag?

I've always wanted a rock covered with a few different colored zoos. The only ones I can find around here or 1-2 colors and way more than I think its worth...

[melev]

I got my little piece on December 4th. This is what they looked like then:

[klasiksb]

Melev,
Those zoos have a great color. You were lucking to find them. My lfs only has the usual dull colors.

[melev]

I was visiting a member from our reef club, and saw them in one of his tanks and told him "Oooh, frag me some of those" and he ripped some out so quickly that I figured I might have asked for the wrong thing. You know what I mean. It looks pretty, you want it, and later you are dealing with a real plague.

I brought them home in a baggie, dried the base off and the small rock, applied super glue gel to the rock and pressed the zoos gently on. After about a minute I put it in the tank, and it has done really well ever since.

Did anyone notice how I brought this back on topic?

[meagain]

Super glue gel works good because its thicker than the other.

[stereomandan]

meagain,

Welcome to Reef Central.

Dan

[myerst2]

Please Thanks tim

[fishcraze2002]

Cool, i didn't know that we can super glue coral even under water (no need for dry surfaces...) as wingd described, since i've beeen wonder how to glue a piece of zoo on the back and side glass for the zoo to spread..