Scotty Buttons
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Does anybody use thermoplastic beads for mounting corals? If not what do you recommend? Also what Is your preferred material that you use to connect live rock together?
Thermoplastics
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ZoWhat
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I've used the reef epoxy linked below for years.
When you first cut off a piece of this 2part epoxy, you squeeze and roll it around using your fingers, like PLAYDOUGH.
Within 5mins it quickly hardens into purple hard plastic.
If you mount a ciral to a LR using it.... sometimes it the bond is so hard, it takes a flathead screwdriver to break it loose....
other times the bond is weak and barely holds the coral just enough that it can easily be broken off with your hand twisting the coral.
It varies depending on how porous the two adjoining areas are being glued. Flat non porous area bonds but not very strongly.
I've NEVER had a coral die bc I used this stuff to glue it on place. Extremely non-toxic and safe.
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011...nder+epoxy&dpPl=1&dpID=41wFWGjhlcL&ref=plSrch
When you first cut off a piece of this 2part epoxy, you squeeze and roll it around using your fingers, like PLAYDOUGH.
Within 5mins it quickly hardens into purple hard plastic.
If you mount a ciral to a LR using it.... sometimes it the bond is so hard, it takes a flathead screwdriver to break it loose....
other times the bond is weak and barely holds the coral just enough that it can easily be broken off with your hand twisting the coral.
It varies depending on how porous the two adjoining areas are being glued. Flat non porous area bonds but not very strongly.
I've NEVER had a coral die bc I used this stuff to glue it on place. Extremely non-toxic and safe.
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011...nder+epoxy&dpPl=1&dpID=41wFWGjhlcL&ref=plSrch
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Scotty Buttons
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Good info, thanks.
Anyone else have any experience with thermoplastics?
Anyone else have any experience with thermoplastics?
