Underwater epoxy to adhere corals to rocks

[t5Nitro]

Any preference on brands here? I've seen in old threads JB water weld from local hardware stores or TLF aquastick. Does it matter too much or any preference in a strong hold while it can cure underwater for different brands? Looking to bond some coral to rock in a high flow area.

 

[IzzysPop]

Instant ocean epoxy and a little superglue. Super good hold but also able to break it off if you need to reposition.

 

[Billldg]

I use glue/epoxy/glue to stick my frags to rock. I use Two Little Fishes epoxy. I have a SPS dominant tank with a 40 plus turnover with no issues of it sticking from the get go.

 

[t5Nitro]

Thanks!! I'll get one of the epoxy sticks ordered. Good idea for the layers with the glue.

 

[Cell]

I use superglue/JB waterweld/superglue. Haven't tried much else because it works. I have used Seachem CoralCrete, which is similar to JB Weld, but I won it during live sale and I think it was kind of old and dried out so it wasn't great, but still worked.

 

[t5Nitro]

Nice! The JB brand from lowes or other similar store is just so much cheaper!!

 

[George81]

My personal experience with Jb waterweld was it wouldn’t stick. Caused the skimmer to go crazy. I use the gorilla gel superglue with the green cap to attach frags to rock work. I haven’t had any luck with the epoxies.