CORAL GLUE: What do you want out of coral glue?

[revhtree]

I love a glue that is so thick that when you squeeze it out it stays in a nice “gob” ready to attach the frag. But I wondering about what you guys like so let's talk about it!

What do you want out of coral glue?

I just picked up a bottle of this glue from our new sponsor @Glue Masters to give it a shot! I will report back!

 

[SaltyT]

I agree - I prefer a thick coral glue that bonds quickly. My preferred glue is Ecotech’s coral glue. My turbo snails and urchin can’t bulldoze frags off the rocks.

 

[Nigel35]

Something that will bond to the frag quickly and won't be knocked over by snails, fish etc.

 

[footgal]

Agreed! A thick glue is perfect, which is why I prefer Gorilla Super Glue Gel (green cap). I substituted for the regular kind once and only once, it ran all over the plug and onto my hands which was a big mess. The gel stays in a neat little hill that I can spread around like jelly for zoas or sink a nice little SPS frag into. Quick dry time is also important, but it needs to be wet for at least a minute so I can fish all the frags out of my little holding container

 

[Mike from TN]

Same here! Gotta be thick. Out of all the different ones I’ve tried, I like the Loctite Gel control (Grey bottle) the best.

 

[andrewkw]

What do you want out of coral glue?

Thick but also cost $1.50 or less. I was actually shocked to see I'm on my last tube of super glue. The dollar trees in Canada don't sell those packs of super glue like they do in the US.

Also this appears to have posted early! 2 questions in 1 day? lol

 

[Rp8]

So Lemme get this straight, you can use regular super glue, with all those chemicals, with no sour effects?! I haven't glue anything down since this was a beginners tank. Mind blown, now i know when i get settled in a few months and set up the new tank.

 

[RedReefer]

Thick. Always used the super glue gel from the dollar store in the green and white tube.

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

I love a glue that is so thick that when you squeeze it out it stays in a nice “gob” ready to attach the frag. But I wondering about what you guys like so let's talk about it!

What do you want out of coral glue?

I agree- I prefer a thicker glue because I feel it helps with more support as well as easier to use. I use BRS Thick Super Glue.

 

[andrewkw]

So Lemme get this straight, you can use regular super glue, with all those chemicals, with no sour effects?! I haven't glue anything down since this was a beginners tank. Mind blown, now i know when i get settled in a few months and set up the new tank.

No you use glue that just contains cyanoacrylate.

 

[Lightspeed]

consistency has gotta be thick for me, but it also has to stick, so sick of re-gluing frags after Mr Urchin bowls them outta the way.

 

[RedReefer]

No you use glue that just contains cyanoacrylate.

So is the dollar store super glue gel a no go?

 

[andrewkw]

So is the dollar store super glue gel a no go?

Dollar store glue is a go. I think some of the more expensive super glues may add things to them but anything that is labeled as cyanoacrylate gel should be safe. I have used various dollar store brands. The best bang for your buck is the dollar tree one.

 

[LOVEROCK]

Dollar store glue is a go. I think some of the more expensive super glues may add things to them but anything that is labeled as cyanoacrylate gel should be safe. I have used various dollar store brands. The best bang for your buck is the dollar tree one.

is tehre a name or pic of the bottle ?

 

[Auquanut]

I have to agree that the thicker, the better. A couple of things that I have noticed that help are:

1. Scrape the rock that you are attaching to pretty well to remove any coraline or other algae. Seems to really improve long term adhesion.

2. Even though the glue will bond well within 30 seconds or so, I will hold the coral in place for a couple of minutes to ensure whatever glue is accessible to curious fish sets up enough so that no one gets a mouth full of glue. Voice of experience.

 

[Dark_Knightt]

I just want a good glue that sticks 100%, so that nothing can knock it over, not even if i push it around a little bit. My zoa frag keeps falling off the rock its on XD I never used to have problems with it falling over, it was thriving, always open, but then it started falling over every morning when I woke up. Its right by the crabs lair, and I think it annoyed him to have it so close so he would knock it over every night XD he rarely moves, until today!

 

[samnaz]

I like BRS extra thick super glue gel!

 

[madweazl]

I avoid CA as much as possible and stick to the 2 part epoxy. Acroporas grow over it much quicker for some reason (for me at least) and it has a much better bond. Take the frag off the plug, put a glob of epoxy at the base, and stuff it in a crevice/hole in the aquascape.

 

[ksed]

Agreed! A thick glue is perfect, which is why I prefer Gorilla Super Glue Gel (green cap). I substituted for the regular kind once and only once, it ran all over the plug and onto my hands which was a big mess. The gel stays in a neat little hill that I can spread around like jelly for zoas or sink a nice little SPS frag into. Quick dry time is also important, but it needs to be wet for at least a minute so I can fish all the frags out of my little holding container

I have the Gorilla Super glue with blue cap and find frags don’t stick to well? Not sure why . Dollar store glue spears to stick better.

 

[iamacat]

Polyplab has the best glue IMO. Thick and cures super fast, no effect on skimmer in my experience, comes in small tubes that will glue about 5-10 frags for me. I’ve used the ecotech glue and it worked but not nearly as well. The individual tubes of the polyplab is really a huge bonus, how many times do you mess with an old bottle?