What super glue to use

[Hopper1134]

Hi, so I was wondering what super glue you use. I need to order some more and have been using this but the tube has broken on me twice.

https://a.co/d/0dNG2q1Q


I was looking at this but I was wondering if any one says that it’s good for the price or not. Just let me know what you think.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/10-o...=11079&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

 

[kevgib67]

Scotch gel works the best for me.

 

[fish_collector]

The cheapest gel you can find on Amazon is the best.

 

[Fish Fan]

I use Super Glue gel from my local dollar store most of the time:

 

[DmitryB]

Hi, so I was wondering what super glue you use. I need to order some more and have been using this but the tube has broken on me twice.

https://a.co/d/0dNG2q1Q


I was looking at this but I was wondering if any one says that it’s good for the price or not. Just let me know what you think.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/10-o...=11079&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

So that BRS gel stuff is weird. I use(d) it to glue Zoas on plugs and small rocks to bigger rock structures and I constantly find them fallen over on the sandbed. Over and over. So I've given up on using and got Gorilla gel. But as others pointed out a lot of Krazy Glue and super glue stuff works. I personally will not use the BRS stuff again. It doesn't hold small rocks with Zoas.

 

[maxx16]

Anything superglue gel is fine, but it has to be gel not normal glue/superglue!!!!!

 

[StartingATank]

To me, gorilla gel doesn’t work, at least for me, but I use bulk reef gel. It is kinda annoying but once you get the hang of it, it works nicely.

 

[Hopper1134]

So is all GEL super glue reef safe?

 

[kevgib67]

So is all GEL super glue reef safe?

Make sure it’s gel and not liquid.

 

[kevgib67]

So is all GEL super glue reef safe?

Welcome to R2R, glad you are here!

 

[Hopper1134]

So is all GEL super glue reef safe?

Welcome to R2R, glad you are here!

Thanks me too

 

[Fish Fan]

So is all GEL super glue reef safe?

All 'true' super glue is reef safe, including the non-gel formula, but the non-gel is terrible to work with for things like mounting corals.

What you want to look for is 'cyanoacrylate'. Cyanoacrylate is literally super glue, and any 'CA' glue is reef safe.

For example, Gorilla Super Glue is cyanoacrylate, and perfectly safe, but original Gorilla Glue is a polyurethane glue and entirely NOT reef safe.

 

[Andamaite]

I get the cheapest possible gel formula glue. The stuff from Dollar Tree in tubes is my preferred brand, because the price means you don't have to be precious about it and when a tube inevitably cures solid I don't feel like I've set money on fire.

 

[Fish Fan]

I get the cheapest possible gel formula glue. The stuff from Dollar Tree in tubes is my preferred brand, because the price means you don't have to be precious about it and when a tube inevitably cures solid I don't feel like I've set money on fire.

Yes, this. The tubes from the Dollar Store are small, but cheap, and basically single use. Each tube can do between one and like four frags, and if you don't use it all, just pitch the rest. No need to worry about buying a huge tube and then the nozzle clogs

 

[Sam7]

I use Super Glue gel from my local dollar store most of the time:

Yes yes yes.......the best cheapest gel. Your reef will thank you

 

[Sam7]

Fish Fan for the win​

 

[TheDorkLord]

I am a huge fan of the dollar tree gel, FishFan is spot on.

I did just order this stuff to try from amazon. Figured it was worth a shot for the price:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG2FXY7N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

I spend entirely too much time deal hunting, lol

 

[fish_collector]

I am a huge fan of the dollar tree gel, FishFan is spot on.

I did just order this stuff to try from amazon. Figured it was worth a shot for the price:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG2FXY7N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

I spend entirely too much time deal hunting, lol

Yep good stuff.