Best epoxy for building reef structure?

[zach_discus]

I'm about to the point of building Mr reef structure. I have a bunch of .375 acrylic rod and flat stock, a couple .400 masonry drills, and a whole bunch of live rock. Once I have the rock in the desired configuration I want to somewhat lock them in place. Looking through the long list of reef epoxys I'm a little lost. I have the luxury of letting it cure before for a hour or two before ssubmerging the structures. Any and all sugestion welcome!!

 

[Reefing Madness]

Basile here made one heck of a rock work in his tank. Might read through his Build Thread for some ideas on epoxy.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/me...vity-my-150g-starfire-reef-tank-build-up.html

 

[footballdude2k3]

Why not just use superglue gel?

 

[Pete polyp]

Jb "waterweld" can be bought at home depot for around $4. It works great

 

[zach_discus]

Thanks for the heads up on the JB Water weld. Did some reading and that's stuff sounds perfect. As for super glue, I like it for frags but not to hold anything more than 5lbs together.

 

[scerdoc]

I used the vertex expoxy from BRS and it worked perfectly. Consistancy was just right, and set up like stone after about 40 minutes. Although I didn't do this, it seems you can also use the expoxy in the water as well as out (in case you need to touch up anything).

 

[Reefkraz]

. That's 2 days of the fluval sea putty and acrylic rod. Not done yet!!

 

[saltyphish]

+1 on jb waterweld. I used it and worked great plus lots cheaper. Will make your skimmer go crazy for a while but from what I have read most of them do. Also Coraline will grow on it and cover any exposed spots. If you need quicker hold just dab a little superglue gel on both sides where the epoxy touches the rock for a stronger quicker bond.