Cellenzweig Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Yes to both questions... GSP is one of the easiest to glue. I've glue gsp frags at least 10-15 times with 100% success. Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 i pat dry the surface (rubble) and polyp. seems to hold better than when only dried the surface. slightly off topic (sorry), what aisle do you find aquamend at home depot? i couldn't find it on the glue aisle. Link to comment
yOyOYoo Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 I found the aquament in the paint aisle. you know you coulda just asked someone at home depot, they are really quite friendly there. Link to comment
MrKrispy Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I have tried Holdfast and Aquastick as well as the pool/pond stuff from Home Depot. I hate the Home Depot stuff because it is WHITE, and even after six months it is barely covered in coralline. The holdfast is grey-er, and I got the Aquastick which came in pink. Both have coralline on them after 2 months. Of note: the pink aquastick is $10 for half as much as the grey version. F&*@$*&(#)$^&!!!! Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 of course, i asked but they did not know. may have been a new guy because there were a whole lot of new faces i have not seen there previously. i also didn't want to have to carefully explain what application i was to use aquamend for. as soon as i said aquarium, he pointed to aquarium silicon. Link to comment
uscreef Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 So the coral will be fine being out of the water for ~7 min while the glue dries? Link to comment
jtsam Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 try garf reef glue, it cures and sticks underwater Link to comment
uscreef Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I got a stick of that marineland putty kind Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 if it's proper watersafe epoxy it should cure either in the air or underwater. Link to comment
reefer2 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 So the coral will be fine being out of the water for ~7 min while the glue dries? super glue cuers in 30 secs Link to comment
jtsam Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 yeah, but most epoxy even watersafe doesnt stick underwater. with this stuff you can put a dab on your finger and stick it on a rock underwater then put something on it. or take a frag out of water put glue on the frag, and attatch it to rockwork that you cant remove from the tank (underwater). this is something i've never been able to do with any epoxy that i've found, but maybe someone else has had better luck. this is expecially useful when fragging types of gorgonians and sponges that need to stay underwater. Link to comment
mderemick Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 I want to know if i could use a small pin to stick my new button polyps to my LR... I got these little babies from my LFS ( i was looking for small frags) - and these were just growing on the bottom glass of their tank. There is nothing attached to them - just a bunch of polyps and thats all. there is a space i can put the pin through without touchin them and then hopefully theyll attach to my LR in a few days?? Help! Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I personally avoid putting anythin metal in my tank, but it's up to you... Link to comment
jtsam Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 if your gonna do that make sure it's stainless steel, my guess is that it's not and it will rust.. no good. i've heard of people using stainless steel surgical needels, that would probly be best. Link to comment
doody Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Where do you get that garf glue Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 propellers shaft in my maxijet is metal. kind of hard to avoid metal in a tank. even stainless steel will oxidise. garf glue = garf.com??? Link to comment
sdbeazley Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 http://www.garf.org/bestglue.html Link to comment
yOyOYoo Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 Originally posted by mderemick I want to know if i could use a small pin to stick my new button polyps to my LR... I got these little babies from my LFS ( i was looking for small frags) - and these were just growing on the bottom glass of their tank. There is nothing attached to them - just a bunch of polyps and thats all. there is a space i can put the pin through without touchin them and then hopefully theyll attach to my LR in a few days?? Help! Can't you superglue polyps?? or what you could do is put a bridal veil over the polyps on the rock and they should attach in a few days, then remove the veil. Link to comment
mderemick Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Unfortunately (or fortunately - depending on which side of the fence you're on) Im not gettin married anytime soon so I used a rubber band instead. Now im just hoping its not too tight on the poor little things... Hopefully they'll be open when I get home tonight. Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Any fabric store should have bridal veil by the foot. It's very cheap... Link to comment
jmt Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 It's also called "tule" (I think that's how it's spelled). Link to comment
doody Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Damn, that garf glue is $18. Is there anything cheaper that can be used underwater? Link to comment
doody Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 By the way, I don't have any live stock in my tank yet. Just lr, if that makes a difference Link to comment
saltwater-rookie Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I used the aquarium 2 part putty. It's $10 works well and hardens in the water, also great for keeping rocks together. Rookie Link to comment
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