Coral fixes /epoxies

spawn · #1 05-15-2011, 03:41 PM

Just wondering what others fav's are for putties, fixes, or epoxies. Last night I made the mistake of 1 more try using 2 little fishies putty or epoxy. IMO worst POS ever marketed. Ended up just using what little crazy glue I had left. So just wondering what others preferences are?

fishytime · #2 05-15-2011, 03:45 PM

kinda depends on what your doing with it.....TLFs and Tailored Aquatics both cure very fast and are not really sticky.....DDs, cures very slowly but is quite sticky.......I prefer the DDs

viperfish · #3 05-15-2011, 03:51 PM

The Ecotech stuff looks promising, here's a review I found on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmjqp...&feature=feedu

whatcaneyedo · #4 05-15-2011, 04:56 PM

reefermadness · #5 05-15-2011, 11:40 PM

I looked at a couple of those threads and didnt notice the gel super glue AND epoxy method.

The gel superglue is sticky but not thick enough to hold SPS frags up most times. The epoxy is not sticky enough but will hold things up.....together they work great. Just use glue on the surfaces and sandwich epoxy in the middle. Works great underwater too......but what I would do is take the coral out of the water and glue than epoxy the coral...than add more glue to the epoxy where it will attached to the rock....than put it underwater and attach it. Also helps to clean the rock with a toothbrush or something to get all the loose particles off. If Im doing a frag plug I just use a tiny bit of epoxy and glue on both sides.

This is the best method by far....

I get my epoxy and gel super glue from dollarama. $1 for the 2g glue and $2 for the 4oz epoxy.

spawn · #6 05-16-2011, 12:39 AM

Thanks guys.
I prefer the tunze 2 part. I guess I was kind of venting on the TLF & more looking for someone else to say it sucks too. The 1st time I used it someone had given me a about a 1" to mount a frag, I thought it may have just been old, the reason I had some of it the last time I went to buy some they didn't have the tunze only the TLF so I fell for it again & last night I found out that it just sucks. NEVER again though. Which is why I put it in the product review forum asking for others preferences, not feeling like searching for a bunch of old threads.

Thanks for posting those though.

spawn · #7 05-16-2011, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by medhatreefguy

The Ecotech stuff looks promising, here's a review I found on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmjqp...&feature=feedu

+1 A friend told me about this stuff a little while ago & I will likely get some of it.

whatcaneyedo · #8 05-16-2011, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefermadness

I looked at a couple of those threads and didnt notice the gel super glue AND epoxy method.

The gel superglue is sticky but not thick enough to hold SPS frags up most times. The epoxy is not sticky enough but will hold things up.....together they work great. Just use glue on the surfaces and sandwich epoxy in the middle. Works great underwater too......but what I would do is take the coral out of the water and glue than epoxy the coral...than add more glue to the epoxy where it will attached to the rock....than put it underwater and attach it. Also helps to clean the rock with a toothbrush or something to get all the loose particles off. If Im doing a frag plug I just use a tiny bit of epoxy and glue on both sides.

This is the best method by far....

I get my epoxy and gel super glue from dollarama. $1 for the 2g glue and $2 for the 4oz epoxy.

Its mentioned by myself and lastlight (Brett) in the very first link that I posted. EDIT: and the second one and the third one and the sixth one and the ninth one.

fishytime · #9 05-16-2011, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

This topic has been discussed to death don't you think? I did a search for 'epoxy super glue' and got 41 threads.

well if the topic has no interest to you, then dont read it

......cmon.....the board has been slow lately .......this has been one of the hottest threads!

ALang · #10 05-16-2011, 03:03 AM

Watched that Mr Saltwater tank video, what a great product.
Know any LFS selling it??