Aquaforest Stone Fix - will it fall apart?

[LC8Sumi]

Hi!

1.5 years ago I've glued my reef together with aquaforest stone fix. Nothing else, no rods, no zip-ties, etc. It has been holding up pretty fine until now.
My concern is that I've read somewhere, that some have experienced issues with this cement falling apart down the road (2-3 years), and now that my corals are big and I'm trying to frag them (which means I'm hitting them, breaking off parts) I have some small panick attacks about cracking the cement, and the reef falling apart & bursting the glass - especially a couple days later when I'm not at home..

What are your thoughts on this? Should I break down the tank and start over, as I really can't see any other options for 100% preventing disaster from happening?

 

[Brew12]

Hi!

1.5 years ago I've glued my reef together with aquaforest stone fix. Nothing else, no rods, no zip-ties, etc. It has been holding up pretty fine until now.
My concern is that I've read somewhere, that some have experienced issues with this cement falling apart down the road (2-3 years), and now that my corals are big and I'm trying to frag them (which means I'm hitting them, breaking off parts) I have some small panick attacks about cracking the cement, and the reef falling apart & bursting the glass - especially a couple days later when I'm not at home..

What are your thoughts on this? Should I break down the tank and start over, as I really can't see any other options for 100% preventing disaster from happening?

Unless you have very thin glass a falling rock is very unlikely to break it. The water prevents it from falling fast enough to create much of an impact.

 

[radiata]

Hi!

1.5 years ago I've glued my reef together with aquaforest stone fix. Nothing else, no rods, no zip-ties, etc. It has been holding up pretty fine until now.
My concern is that I've read somewhere, that some have experienced issues with this cement falling
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Wondering how your Stone Fix held up and if you've had any issues related to it...

 

[Reefer40b]

Well at 1.5 years ago you coral has probably covered most of the rock and is now holding it together... maybe.. you grow hard corals?

 

[LC8Sumi]

Wondering how your Stone Fix held up and if you've had any issues related to it...

Still holding fine, no issues

 

[Dvanlier05]

I used it in my old system and it works great. When I broke it down, I had to break pieces apart with a hammer it was that strong. I never had any issues with it failing.

 

[radiata]

Thank you Dvanlier05 & LC8Sumi for the input! I'm trying to decide between it and Splash Zone 2-part epoxy...

 

[frankietbag]

I used Aquaforest stone fix and it was a disaster...I ended up breaking down the entire tank and scraping it off the rocks