Well I have had a bit of bad luck as of late fragging a Miami hurricane. Not sure why. I am wondering what glue you all use and all. I have cut mine and mounted them to frag plugs and normally they do fine but as of late I have had 3 frags look good for a couple days then i wake up and they are all dead. I am using IC GEL. if there is a better glue for chalices I would love to know.
What glue do you use for chalices
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YouTube - Kraylen's Lab - How to Propagate a Chalice Coral Cheap and Simple Part 2.
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I use Two Little Fishes or Aleens jewelry glue!
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I use Two Little Fishes or Aleens jewelry glue!
Viva'sReef
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I use SuperGlue brand superglu Gel. $2 for 2 tubes from HomeDepot and it works great. Never had an issue yet.
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YouTube - Kraylen's Lab - How to Propagate a Chalice Coral Cheap and Simple Part 2.
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I use Two Little Fishes or Aleens jewelry glue!
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Some chalices just don't cut well. Also, never use epoxy like Aquamend on a thin skeleton chalice frag. The heat from the curing epoxy will kill the tissue through the skeleton, IME.
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Exactly. The putty will heat and hold something like 120f for a few minutes, even underwater. The guy from Intank(steviet) did an experiment with a temp probe and aquamend on another forum out of water, and underwater.
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I use IC GEL too, but I also try and keep the glue off the freshly cut edges.
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I try to keep it off of the new edge but I have had added losses lately. I have used it before. I am going to try to see what superglue gel does when I cut next. Does IC Gel have the heat that you all are talking about?
IC-Gel work great for me. I'm not a fan of using Iodine on fresh cuts, IMO it can be harsh. Clean SW should work just fine.
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+1 for that....made the mistake of using it on a monti cap.....dead spot the next day....:cry:
oh and i use blueline, purple coral glue.....works very well and its purple like coraline alge!
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