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Old 05-16-2011, 01:36 AM
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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.
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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!
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Watched that Mr Saltwater tank video, what a great product.
Know any LFS selling it??
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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!
What led you to think that I have no interest in it? Ive used epoxy, super glue, rubber bands, hot glue, zip ties, fishing line, pegging and natural settlement to fix coral in place. Each method has its pros and cons but works better than all of the others in certain situations. All except hot glue. Hot glue sucks.
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What led you to think that I have no interest in it? Ive used epoxy, super glue, rubber bands, hot glue, zip ties, fishing line, pegging and natural settlement to fix coral in place. Each method has its pros and cons but works better than all of the others in certain situations. All except hot glue. Hot glue sucks.
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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.
Sorry I said I read a couple....must have been the 5th and 7th
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