azncoduyen Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I bought Oatay's plumber's putty. The guy at lowes told me that it is safe to use in the aquarium. Is this putty safe to use??? Link to comment
StevieT Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 is it a two part putty you kneed together? I have to laugh about a lowes employee giving aquarium advice StevieT's how to Glue thread: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...c=148730&hl= see if your putty looks like what is pictured. Also use superglue gel. Link to comment
azncoduyen Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 I read your advice and found the superglue. However, I couldn't find the aquarium putty. The only putty I found at the store is plumber's putty. It doesn't seem to have two parts to the putty. Just one big putty in a cup. Link to comment
Ocho Cinco Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I read your advice and found the superglue. However, I couldn't find the aquarium putty. The only putty I found at the store is plumber's putty. It doesn't seem to have two parts to the putty. Just one big putty in a cup. That dosn'e sound right to me. The kind I use is aquarium putty and is green and white. Link to comment
azncoduyen Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 can i just use the superglue by itself??? LIke submerge it into the water and glue it? Or do I need to glue the rocks when it is out of the water? Oh by the way, thanks for the fast reply. Link to comment
StevieT Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 yep, comes in green and white. white and browinsh white. all the same. look in the paint section by all the other glues. It will come in a plastic tube. $3 Home Depot sells the Aquamend brand, I do not know what Lowes sells. Link to comment
jennifro Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I have only glued a few things so far. I have just used the super glue gel. So far so good. Everything is holding nicely. I just take the frag out of the tank, pat dry with a paper towel, put a glob of glue on it that is big enough to make a good sized blog but not so big that it squishes out too much when I put the two pieces together, then put it onto the rock where I want it. I rock it back and forth once to break the skin the water makes on it then just hold it there for about 20 - 30 seconds. Then I check it agin in a few hours and the next day. All my corals have been on small pieces of rock though. So I have been gluing rock to rock, not coral to rock. I say when in doubt listen to StevieT! Link to comment
azncoduyen Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 I tried your ways and it is working pretty well. Thanks a bunch!!! Link to comment
johnr2604 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Dont know if this was mentioned, but look for the aquamend or equivalent in the painting section along with the other epoxies Link to comment
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