Epoxy/Super glue for coral frags

[wsiong]

Hello,

What type and brand can I use to glue coral frags to LR?

Phang...I forgot to ask when I got those frags from you.

[hongqixian]

Alteco super glue is okay. Any brand that says cyanoacrylate should be fine, unless otehr ingredients like metals are inside (stated)

[robe]

For SPS and hard corals use epoxy to attach. For softies gel type super glue cyanoacrylate is better.

[Tanzy]

I use superglue for SPS frags and epoxy for LPS. If the SPS needs a base then mould one out with epoxy then superglue it on to the rocks. Epoxy does not 'stick' in water.

[seahorse]

Any special brand of epoxy?

Or is there any harmful ingredient to look out for?

[newdamsel]

Hi guys, when you all say use superglue to stick the frags, do you all mean get the frag submerged underwater, and squirt the superglue onto the frag and rock??? wun the superglue float all over the water? I've never try b4 though...

or get the rock out, and stick it while its outta water???

can be a real stupid ques.. but wo zhen de bu zhi dao~~!!!

[hongqixian]

Out of water, then dip it into some water where it will harden almost immediately and then back into the tank. Never tried it myself.

[Tanzy]

Superglueing frags must be done out of water. Pat dry the contact points with tissue paper then apply glue generously. Leave to set for about 5 minutes. If you dip fresh glue in the tank, it will float away when it goes through the surface of the water.

[Sinn]

how long can the coral withstand out of the water?

how bout sponges? it cant be allowed out of the water to long rite?

[Tanzy]

Sponges should never be taken out of the water.

SPS can take a high level of abuse. Robe gave be a piece of seriatopora which I took out of the water to glue for 5 minutes, placed it back into the tank but it was blown away from the rock by the water current, so I took it out again to glue it and waiting another 5 minutes for the glue to set. An hour later it was broken off again, so I decided to use epoxy and superglue this time. I did it all up, left it next to the sink to set and I went off to watch TV. I forgot all about it and only remembered half an hour later! It was covered with slime when I placed it pack into the tank. That piece had great polyp expansion a few hours later. That's how tough they are. All along I was handling the frag with my grubby fingers without gloves.

LPS which are fleshier than SPS should be more tolerant to drying as long as it is not under the sun or baking hot.

[newdamsel]

Oic.... but sometimes its hard to imagine for you guys to remove the rockwork to glue a pc of coral on it.... the rockwork seems so extensive.... anyway thx alot guys

[Tanzy]

Not the whole piece of LR, just a small piece that I have lying around for mounting frags.