Coral frags, help please

[Chrisfish]

Definitely super glue, make sure it's cyanoacrylate as well. I have to do that too. I have already lost a few frags to the depths of the rocks lol

Hey did you get your fish?

 

[cameronh]

Hey did you get your fish?

Sure did. All are eating and healthy looking. My Saddleback clown didn't make it through shipping. But everything else is doing great

 

[cameronh]

Hey did you get your fish?

Sure did. All are eating and healthy looking. My Saddleback clown didn't make it through shipping. But everything else is doing great

 

[Chrisfish]

Sure did. All are eating and healthy looking. My Saddleback clown didn't make it through shipping. But everything else is doing great

Sorry to hear that , you know we'll want pictures

 

[Chrisfish]

Sorry to hear that , you know we'll want pictures

What I meant was sorry about the clown. But glad about the others

 

[cameronh]

What I meant was sorry about the clown. But glad about the others

Sneak peak. You are the first to see. He's eating everything. Drip acclimated him for about thirty minutes. I'll post other pictures of the other fish later. They don't like the orange on my phone so I don't wanna bother them too much today

 

[Chrisfish]

Sneak peak. You are the first to see. He's eating everything. Drip acclimated him for about thirty minutes. I'll post other pictures of the other fish later. They don't like the orange on my phone so I don't wanna bother them too much today

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Bruce Burnett]

Loctite super glue gel and JB weld waterproof epoxy from, Lowes or Hone Depot, like clay or silly putty. Make a small ball of epoxy will turn grey then put some super glue on bottom of frag or plug, push epoxy on to super glue then put more super glue on epoxy and push it on to rock where you want it. This should keep it in place, if you do a lot of them at the same time turn off your skimmer for a few hours or it will foam over. After some time the coral will either encrust over epoxy or it will get coralline algae and look just like the rock.

 

[Chrisfish]

Loctite super glue gel and JB weld waterproof epoxy from, Lowes or Hone Depot, like clay or silly putty. Make a small ball of epoxy will turn grey then put some super glue on bottom of frag or plug, push epoxy on to super glue then put more super glue on epoxy and push it on to rock where you want it. This should keep it in place, if you do a lot of them at the same time turn off your skimmer for a few hours or it will foam over. After some time the coral will either encrust over epoxy or it will get coralline algae and look just like the rock.

Thanks, as I have both this will be my next try to keep them in place , stay tuned.

 

[Chrisfish]

Well I know it's been a while since I posted this thread and thanks for all your help! Here's a few pictures

 

[jdpeters]

I actually struggled with glueing when I was new too. It helps to put the glue on the flag and dip it in the water momentarily and then pull it out for a brief second to let it set. It also helps to turn off low off in the tank so do not blow the glue away

 

[Chrisfish]

I actually struggled with glueing when I was new too. It helps to put the glue on the flag and dip it in the water momentarily and then pull it out for a brief second to let it set. It also helps to turn off low off in the tank so do not blow the glue away

Yes it's been a learning expierence , lol

 

[Michaelrunner]

Thanks for this post. I'm new and its about time to glue my frags in place.

 

[Chrisfish]

Thanks for this post. I'm new and its about time to glue my frags in place.

Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

 

[MSR]

JB Water Weld works great too, just make sure it's the water weld. You can get it at HD. Also Hobby Lobby has Gorilla Glue Gel. You get a full bottle, not like Super Glue where you get about 1/8th of a tube.

 

[WVReefJunkie]

When you purchase glue again, look for EcoTech glue. Kind of pricey but it is good to use.

 

[Maximizer]

Any experience with the gorilla super glue gel?

 

[Wilsoni]

You need to use gel super glue.

I picked up some of this with the red cap. Total mistake... It was the thinnest cyanoacrylate glue I've ever used. It had a water like consistency

 

[Wilsoni]

I personally use BSI IC-Gel. It's a little pricey but it does the trick

 

[Maximizer]

I usually use loctite but I'm out and I have a bottle of the gorilla glue gel laying around. Just wanted to make sure it was safe to use before I use it.