please don't tell anyone !

[cracker]

Oh Ya, when the greedy fish trys to eat the little bit comes out when glueing to a rock in the tank. That's not good !

 

[Katrina71]

Is JB water weld really good? I have an issue with fish in my son's tank knocking off glued pieces. I'm pretty sure they are plotting together and have a point system. Zoa 5 pts, leather apparently is the bonus coral.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Is JB water weld really good? I have an issue with fish in my son's tank knocking off glued pieces. I'm pretty sure they are plotting together and have a point system. Zoa 5 pts, leather apparently is the bonus coral.

Never used JB underwater weld. Is it considered reef safe?

Have you tried using the reef safe two-part epoxies?

Or as our engineer likes to say "All epoxies are two part."

Your skimmer will temporarily go insane but they work a lot better than Super Glue.

They come in obnoxious bright white, a reddish color (not really coralline, but a lot less distracting than the white) and a grey/greenish color.

If you need to move the corals a year from now try using a twisting and pulling motion to get it to break off.

 

[Katrina71]

I have never used epoxy in a reef. Hmmm.

 

[norfolkgarden]

It comes in a tube/roll about 6 inches long and you just slice off what you need with a knife.
Use a junk knife.
[emoji849]

 

[norfolkgarden]

I think Instant ocean was the brand I used last?

I always get a water change after adding five or six flags in permanent homes.

Lately I've just been cheating with super glue.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Well, this happened yesterday.
If this happened to anyone else I would be laughing my fool head off.
So here's you morning chuckle....
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Helpful Pro Tip - never try to remove the cap on a previously used tube of superglue with your teeth.
[emoji17]

 

[Billldg]

Well, this happened yesterday.
If this happened to anyone else I would be laughing my fool head off.
So here's you morning chuckle....
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Helpful Pro Tip - never try to remove the cap on a previously used tube of superglue with your teeth.
[emoji17]

Do I need to even ask what happened, LOL!!!

 

[norfolkgarden]

Do I need to even ask what happened, LOL!!!

Why nothing. Nothing happened. [emoji849]

After I scraped it off my tongue.
And brushed it off my teeth.
Glad I had an extra toothbrush.
Really really glad it was a tiny little bottle!

 

[Billldg]

Why nothing. Nothing happened. [emoji849]

After I scraped it off my tongue.
And brushed it off my teeth.
Glad I had an extra toothbrush.
Really really glad it was a tiny little bottle!

I can't say a whole lot, you would think I wouldn't glue my fingers together again today mounting frags, and so far as anyone knowing, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!! LOL!!!

 

[Orm Embar]

If you use kalkweiser in your auto top off water it can clog the tube. It’s happened to me

Same happened to me; therefore, I don't put kalk in my ATO any more. Sadly, it worked well otherwise (and I would have stuck with it were it not for precipitation clogging tubing). I now use one-part and am seeing how that goes (calcium formate from Tropic Marin); so far, so good.

 

[cracker]

Well, I really winged it again this time ! Managed to leave the filter filling my my ato barrel All night ,the next day & late into the next . Not sure but I created a back siphon & almost over flowed the sump. I have no idea how much of a drop in salinity I have created. I just couldn't test it. So now I must wait for a good 7 to 10 gls to evaporate until the water level drops back to normal level. The tank is a 180 with 75 gl sump. Around 200 gls total.
Only 5 fish & 2 soft corals. Everybody seems ok today but still. Now I have to install some type of shut off float valve whatever contraption. When will I learn??

 

[reef lover]

Yikes!!

 

[norfolkgarden]

Oops.

At least dropping quickly is less damaging than raising quickly.

Bleah, this is why I still carry 1 gallon jugs. [emoji53]

I need to walk back in to the first room to remember why I walked into the second room way too often. [emoji849]