kemble9
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I'm having trouble keeping my frags on my plugs.. using seachem reef glue. Any other glue thats recommended? Am I possibly doing it wrong? I've tried gluing then putting together in water as well as out of the water.
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Coral Your World
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I use the seachem reef glue without any issue. It isn’t very fast drying though so takes patience. Would suggest trying a quick-set, like the one here, to be used only out of the water (obviously).
Insta-set Super Glue Accelerator
Insta-set accelerator will help speed up the set time of any cyanoacrylate super glue. The most frustrating thing about fragging coral is the time you need to wait for the glue to set, or the frag may simply just fall over and get glue all over. With the accelerator that time spent waiting will...
www.bulkreefsupply.com
Acropora52
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I like the combo of any epoxy (I use water weld and instant ocean myself) and the glue masters thick glue (1500 viscosity). Use a drop off glue to attach the epoxy to frag and then a generous portion of glue to attach epoxy to rock.
Schraufabagel
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I use Bulk Reef Supply glue. Works well for a while. Long term, it's really hard to get off lol. Some of my frags that I decided against were tough to remove again
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BSI is most used industry wide by suppliers. Ecotech just came out with one that sets underwater in 5 seconds and cures in 1 minute
WheatToast
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I used this stuff on my macroalgae in the past:
It solidifies pretty quickly underwater (faster than in contact with air), though an object being secured with this glue should be held in place for about 30 seconds after initial attachment.
It solidifies pretty quickly underwater (faster than in contact with air), though an object being secured with this glue should be held in place for about 30 seconds after initial attachment.
Reefer5640
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I use gorilla glue, seachem, ICP, any gel. what type of coral are you fragging? I’ll usually take a paper towel and dab the coral base to soak up the water and slime. Then put a big enough dab of glue on the plug that the glue comes out around the edges of the base a little. Then put the coral on the glue and let it set for a sec. Then I’ll dip the coral in a bowl of tank water to setup the glue. Then transfer back to tank. I’ve found for any hard skeleton frags, putting a flat surface on the base with a band saw or dremel gives them more stability. That works for me. I know for sure there are stronger ways to go about it. But I rarely have a coral come off the plug unless I rush it or try to break it off. I’ve seen some videos on YouTube of guys that use epoxy and glue together. Looks like those frags are never coming off the plug with that method.
ZoWhat
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Dollar Tree Super Glue Gel 3pk = $1.00
GLUING TECHNIQUE: Have a small amount of tank water on hand and an eyedropper. Use the super glue gel but keep what you glued out of the tank for 15mins for glue to "setup". Inside those 15mins keep the corals wet by putting droplets of tank water on them with the eyedropper
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GLUING TECHNIQUE: Have a small amount of tank water on hand and an eyedropper. Use the super glue gel but keep what you glued out of the tank for 15mins for glue to "setup". Inside those 15mins keep the corals wet by putting droplets of tank water on them with the eyedropper
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