What do you use for frags beside icegel?

vtrieu88 · #1 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 · #2 07/30/2007, 01:14 AM

super glue gel

happyface888 · #3 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 · #4 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 · #5 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 · #6 07/30/2007, 10:04 AM

from the direction, Superglue Gel doesn't seem to work right directly apply under water.

sfsuphysics · #7 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 · #8 07/30/2007, 11:05 AM

D&D epoxy

Kinetic · #9 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 · #10 07/31/2007, 01:07 AM

Locktite Super glue gel. Great stuff, bad packaging. Works underwater quite well.

happyface888 · #11 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 · #12 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 · #13 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 · #14 07/31/2007, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted 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 · #15 07/31/2007, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted 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.