Reef Glue frustration

[Twisted1990s]

How do you prevent your frag glue bottles from clogging up? And once they do how do you clean them? I never submerge the bottle but it always seems to clog.

 

[Billldg]

Are you using them in the water or out? If out then I just stick a needle in the end to prevent them form sealing up.

 

[Dilan Patel]

honestly I gave up on those bottles. Even with something sharp in the tip without proper cleaning after use they dry and the bottle is unusable without cutting the tip again. I just buy the dollar tree glue in bulk and best decision as I can always open uop a new tube if one dries up. But I can generally do about 20 regular sized frags with one tube so fora dollar you can mount around 40 corals

 

[jeffchapok]

Yep, buy the cheap stuff. I use the Loctite gel super glue and it works fine. I keep a couple of bottles on hand so that when one dries up I've got another one handy.

 

[Ef4life]

I keep mine upside down, seems to work fine, I never get clogs

 

[Kremis]

yeah I gave up on the bottles a while back, I just use IC-GEL it gives you two tips so when one clogs you can switch. Usually thats enough, sometimes I need to cut the nozzle with bone cutters to clear a log though

 

[NS Mike D]

I get the small tubes from Harbor Freight and keep a push pin nearby and poke holes is in the tube once the tip clogs. to squeeze out any remaining glue before opening the next tube.

 

[deleau]

There's a Hobbytown USA near by, they stock IC-GEL, and I've asked them to save the extra tips that they use in the store for various reasons. I've had good luck picking up extras that way when I've used up both tips and cut them down before emptying a tube.

 

[mike550]

I use IC glue as well and so far I haven‘t had any issues. The nice thing is even with a clog you can clear it with a needle or skewer.

 

[Dirk Griffin]

Keep the super-glues especially gels in a refrigerator when not in use. The glue stays more stable this way and helps a lot

 

[cloak]

Cut the top off, one centimeter at a time. (or more) This is what I do to my LOCTITE superglue gel. By the time I'm at the end of the nozzle it's gone. (folded up)