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vtrieu88
07/30/2007, 01:12 AM
There was a thread about this awhile ago, but I couldn't find it. Can you comment? Thanks.
brianbigoats
07/30/2007, 01:14 AM
super glue gel
happyface888
07/30/2007, 01:15 AM
Super Gel, wipe down the base of the coral and the substrate you are about to glue it to, apply the gel and stick it to the substrate wait a minute and back to the tank it goes,
Nuuze
07/30/2007, 02:26 AM
Superglue Gel. Two pack at Home Depot for $1.77. Careful at the 99 cent store with the silver foil looking tubes. I bought some that were dried out.
vtrieu88
07/30/2007, 10:02 AM
Is there anything that I can glue the frag directly onto the rock? I've the frag on a disk, but my turbo snails keep on pushing them off. I'm tried of putting them back almost every morning.
vtrieu88
07/30/2007, 10:04 AM
from the direction, Superglue Gel doesn't seem to work right directly apply under water.
sfsuphysics
07/30/2007, 11:04 AM
A little gel, regardless of kind, dip it in the water to let it get tacky and gum up a bit, then corals tend to stay on a bit nicer but you still need to hold them.
neyugn0w01
07/30/2007, 11:05 AM
D&D epoxy
Kinetic
07/30/2007, 04:07 PM
I like using Super Glue Gel from Ace Hardware. They don't give you much though, so it gets a bit costly. Also they tend to clog up often. But I love the results. I can stand acro frags 2" long straight up with the super glue gel within a few seconds of setting it on the frag disk.

I like it better than ICGEL, but it runs out faster, and gets clogged since it dries so fast.
dots
07/31/2007, 01:07 AM
Locktite Super glue gel. Great stuff, bad packaging. Works underwater quite well.
happyface888
07/31/2007, 01:11 AM
Hmm is there a place where you can get a large tube of super gel? I always see them in small 5-10gram tubes.
Kinetic
07/31/2007, 02:22 AM
my icglue just burst on me (the tube) and got all over my clothes and hand! thank goodness I was wearing a junk t-shirt.

I have no idea how it happened, I was just screwing the top back on (a bit hard to do now that it's getting gluey). I guess it ripped.
Cozen89
07/31/2007, 03:24 AM
I use zap gel. It's the only thing I've used so I can't compare to anything else but I guess it's working ok.
Thales
07/31/2007, 09:11 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10443869#post10443869 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vtrieu88
Is there anything that I can glue the frag directly onto the rock? I've the frag on a disk, but my turbo snails keep on pushing them off. I'm tried of putting them back almost every morning.

Glue the disk to the rock.
Thales
07/31/2007, 09:12 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10446137#post10446137 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kinetic
I like using Super Glue Gel from Ace Hardware. They don't give you much though, so it gets a bit costly. Also they tend to clog up often. But I love the results. I can stand acro frags 2" long straight up with the super glue gel within a few seconds of setting it on the frag disk.

I like it better than ICGEL, but it runs out faster, and gets clogged since it dries so fast.

IC GEL just takes a little time to set up - like counting to 30. I have frags much larger than 2 inches that have been in place for over a year.