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Posted: December 02 2010 at 11:31am |
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I was wondering whats the most efficient way to frags to rock without having to remove the rock of the water?
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 11:51am |
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gel super glue
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 11:58am |
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cool are their any instructions on how to do it with super glue?
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:07pm |
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Its pretty much how you would expect it to be.
I have a big piece of vita-rock, so I can't remove it from the water. Super glue gel is the way to go. It is never perfect, because the gel starts to set as soon as it hits the water, but you just have to be quick.
I usually test out where I want to put the coral first, make sure there will be a good amount of surface contact. Then put a good amount of glue on the bottom of a coral and then quickly stick it to the rock. It's never as secure as I might like it, but rarely do my corals fall off.
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:19pm |
Scrub the area where you are going to glue the frag with a clean toothbrush. Then clean and dry the area of the frag where the glue is added. Use only the gel type of super glue. Apply the glue to the frag and then quickly push to the rock in the tank. Hold it as still as you can for a minute, unless it can hold itself in place. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It gets easier with experience and it also helps to have an assistant.
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:28pm |
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After cleaning the rock, and putting the glue on the frag, I like to press it to the rock, twist, pull it away, etc... until it starts sticking to the rock and the frag (the glue stays sticky for a little while..like 5 seconds). But if I don't work the clue into the rock it doesn't seem to hold as well. Once it is sticking to both, then I push it down tight to the rock and hold for about 10-15 seconds and slowly let go.
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:42pm |
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any gel type glue that is a cyanoacrylate adhesive will work well. hobby stores usually have a big assortment. i found super glue gel at the dollar store worked great.
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:47pm |
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I usually use two part epoxy putty for attaching corals underwater.
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:49pm |
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Epoxy i try to use is the Marineland thing but that thing does not work damn im mad for spending 15 bucks on something that does not work
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 12:55pm |
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I use IC-GEL. It has the consistency of toothpaste.
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 2:38pm |
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We use the Gel super glue from the dollar store and it works great! We have tried many different kinds of glue and we found this works the best.
Pam
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 2:59pm |
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I like the .4 oz locktite brand that has squeeze handles, and you can pull the bottom out when it's 'used up' unscrew the cap remove the little tube to get some more glue out of it. I also clean and dry as best I can the frag, and do the pull/twist method until the glue begins to stiffen up, then hold until it will stay without tipping (15-30 sec).
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 4:21pm |
 Jake Pehrson wrote:
I usually use two part epoxy putty for attaching corals underwater. |
I also used two part epoxy putty from the Home Depot.
Duy
Edited by thathiep - December 02 2010 at 4:22pm
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 4:46pm |
dollar store super glue gel here...think its a buck for a pack of three....usually get about 4-5 packs to keep a nice stock 
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 5:24pm |
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I use IC-GEL as well
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 6:41pm |
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One tip I have is, if the frag plug is the type with a stem on the bottom take some side dikes and snip off the stem first before gluing it to the rock work. Looks much better.
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