Reef Glue

[alvintheclownfish]

ive been reading about how to glue frags to LR, and the best one i found is reef glue by Boston , however on no glue ive found does it say i can glue underwater.... is there any glue that can, b/c the piece of Lr cant come out, and the frag i think is on a oyster shell and i kinda wish to take it off

 

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure I understand - you want to glue a frag under water?

If so and the frag is on a shell you can use a bit of epoxy stick and glue the shell to a piece of rock underwater.

 

[alvintheclownfish]

epoxy stick? any kind or special order?

 

[Ben1]

SPS corals are easily glued underwater by using a simple cynoacrylate glue, the gel types are much much better. Brush the rock off with a tooth brush if it has algae on it or detritus before glueing. SO you can just snap it off the oyster shell and glue it to the LR where you want it. Or glue the whole shell on the LR where you want it.

Soft corals dont do as well with super glue gel underwater. So if it is a softie I would just glue the whole shell down where I wanted it.

 

[alvintheclownfish]

wow, thats a great comment thank you


http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products/KW ... mdy00.aspx

will that work?

 

[Ben1]

Ive used that glue and it works well, but how much glueing are you doing? That would go a long way and if you do get it, you can store it in the freezer to prevent the glue in the tip from drying up.

If you just want to glue this one think. Just go to the super market and get a pack of super glue gel that should say cynoacrylate on the side. I use Duro brand...but have used many others.

 

[Anonymous]

Crank up your skimmer and run activated carbon if you can, it'll help take any residue out of the water. And DON'T glue your finger onto the frag ( ). Been there, done that :lol:

 

[alvintheclownfish]

lol thanks lawndawg ill try not to bt its hard!!! yea im only glueing maybe three little frags, ill go get the gel, im not running a skimmer but i have a carbon filter in ( like the one in my freshwater tank filter, blue floss with carbon in it) is that the same thing as the carbon i see that says activated carbon?

 

[Anonymous]

That'll do. In the future, you might consider buying a canister filter (like the Magnum HOT) to keep for running activated carbon. That way you get a lot more surface area for filtering, and you can use a better grade of AC. The cheap stuff can leach phosphorus back into your water which fuels algae.

 

[alvintheclownfish]

hmm im learning alot, ima look at canister filters right now, i am running a aq 24 can i do that with one>? do they hang on back?

 

[alvintheclownfish]

found the one u mentioned!!! great idea, i just gotta see where it will fit on it

 

[alvintheclownfish]

http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products/KW ... mdy00.aspx

 

[Anonymous]

Most people don't run a canister filter 24/7 as they can cause a rise in nitrates in the tank. I used to run my canister 1 day a week with good quality (black diamond brand) AC in it to "polish" my water.

 

[alvintheclownfish]

ooo so it wouldnt be on the tank all the time hmmm, i cant wait to go to the lfs and see if itll fit, i went to petsmart n petco today n both had it and it was around 80 buks wow, that fish place only like 40, . do u know if the filter would fit on an aq 24?

 

[Anonymous]

It should, it just clips on the outside. Here's the dimensions from that link you gave:

Size:
Total Canister: 5" wide x 6" deep x 13 1/2" high.
External Canister: 4.5" deep.
Power Cord: 8 feet long

 

[alvintheclownfish]

duh me!!! still means nothing!!! lol ill ask the gf later bout that