attaching corals to live rock in dt?

[nietzsche]

whats everyone using to attach corals to live rock, like SPS?

i bought some Aquastik epoxy and its just not working for me. i had an sps frag on a lr rubble and i did what the instructions said and added the epoxy to the live rock then put the coral with lr rubble and it just kept falling off and the epoxy wouldnt attach to the live rock

[pepino]

i used crazy glue in (gel)

[nietzsche]

Originally posted by pepino
i used crazy glue in (gel)

howd you do that? id like to add my frags to huge pieces of LR in the display tank. theyre already glued onto rubble

[rustybucket145]

Just use the superglue gel to glue rock to rock. It works underwater with a little bit of patience and practice.

[nauticac4]

LOC TITE Super Glue gel. Couple dabs, turn the pumps off. Set in place for a couple minutes and your good to go.

[chrismhaase]

What you do is dab the end of the SPS with a towel. USE GEL!! Place a bead/ball of gel, place it h20 then the ball will cure on the outside. Then with the water movement off, place on LR and make sure you pop the ball of gel. Hold it for a bit, 30-90 seconds. Then it should stick. Sometimes it takes a try or two. Just make sure the water jets are off and you use gel. Good luck. Chris

[nietzsche]

thanks for the tips with the super glue gel guys, im going to have to try this out tonight

[nietzsche]

okay i havent done this so far because ive been busy with other things, but ive got some sps on large pieces of rock or rubble that came in to me-- so far theyre on the sand acclimating to the light for a couple of weeks

are you using a large amount of the super glue gel?

[SHARKBAITNC]

Super glue gel works GREAT, it will evan glue large frags to

NICK

[JCTewks]

the amount of gel really depends on the size of the piece. I've used a whole small tube on one piece before, while others just take a dab. When glueing rubble into the display, I like to test fit the piece where it will go, then mentally take note of what will be touching....then put gel in those spots. You want to make sure that there is enough that it will "pop" when put in place so that it will stick well.