Underwater coral glue

[Nicole Sarnowski]

Is there any gel glue that can be used underwater?? I want to put it on the frag plug then place it in the water on my rocks without having to take my rocks out to place my frags.. Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[Quietman]

Sure...any cyanoacrylate gel (super glue) is fine underwater. It'll form a film or "bubble" when it hits the saltwater. You'll need to place the frag and twist it a bit to break that film it forms. Perfectly safe.

If I may suggest...I've had much better success using the WWC method. Little glue on frag outside of tank, put some putty on the glue with a small indent, then another drop of glue on the putty...then put it in tank. Much less glue, much better adhesion. So far haven't knocked off any attached that way. With glue only...seems much less resistant to my clumsiness.

 

[aabjones888]

Super glue gel

 

[tupes]

Regular super glue gel (cyanoacrylate) is the key ingredient, brs sells a great gel glue. The key to gel is put a glob and when you put in in the water it forms a skin, so put the frag plug to the rock and move it in small circles then hold it for about 20 seconds depending on the size of the frag

 

[Nicole Sarnowski]

Thanks y’all this is gonna be easier than trying to take rocks out to glue. I appreciate it

 

[Victoria M]

I suck at gluing

Sure...any cyanoacrylate gel (super glue) is fine underwater. It'll form a film or "bubble" when it hits the saltwater. You'll need to place the frag and twist it a bit to break that film it forms. Perfectly safe.

If I may suggest...I've had much better success using the WWC method. Little glue on frag outside of tank, put some putty on the glue with a small indent, then another drop of glue on the putty...then put it in tank. Much less glue, much better adhesion. So far haven't knocked off any attached that way. With glue only...seems much less resistant to my clumsiness.

what kinda putty are we talking here? I am terrible at gluing my corals and frag plugs!

 

[Quietman]

I think any putty brand works. I use Tunze Coral Gum two part. Comes in this neat little double ended hard tube. Just take a dab out of each end and mix up a nickel to quarter sized disc.

I'm excellent at gluing here...I can glue my fingers together particularly well, papers to the dining room table, my tools to the tray, also glued half my pavona once.

Since I shifted to this method...much, much better. No big blob o' glue to look at though in my tank under my frags...so if that's something you'll miss....

 

[shred5]

I think any putty brand works. I use Tunze Coral Gum two part. Comes in this neat little double ended hard tube. Just take a dab out of each end and mix up a nickel to quarter sized disc.

I'm excellent at gluing here...I can glue my fingers together particularly well, papers to the dining room table, my tools to the tray, also glued half my pavona once.

Since I shifted to this method...much, much better. No big blob o' glue to look at though in my tank under my frags...so if that's something you'll miss....

I am going to have to try that stuff..
I hate superglue gel in the water.
My fish always try to eat it. I had one fish once that had a bunch of glue stuck to his mouth.

I have seen post from others where their fish mouths are glued shut.

Some always floats to the surface and it always scares me.

 

[will25u]

The Gorilla Super Glue gel

 

[Quietman]

I am going to have to try that stuff..
I hate superglue gel in the water.
My fish always try to eat it. I had one fish once that had a bunch of glue stuck to his mouth.

I have seen post from others where their fish mouths are glued shut.

Some always floats to the surface and it always scares me.

You still have to use glue with the putty I've found. Just a lot less of it....a lot less. Putty alone doesn't seem to be stable either, tried that first. Great if you're not sure on location and want to move it around though. Or really like reattaching every time you clean...or add water...or breathe on the tank.

 

[shred5]

You still have to use glue with the putty I've found. Just a lot less of it....a lot less. Putty alone doesn't seem to be stable either, tried that first. Great if you're not sure on location and want to move it around though. Or really like reattaching every time you clean...or add water...or breathe on the tank.

Yea that is what I have found with other putties too...

Been in the hobby a long time and have never found anything that works really well under water.

 

[pbenjbear2]

The Gorilla Super Glue gel

We can't get our gorilla glue gel to hold long term. After a week or 2 we find corals unattahed!