Will CorAfflix make my skimmer go nuts?

Brieninsac · 03/04/2016, 01:56 PM

I've always turned my skimmer off when I use aquascape epoxy but it still causes my skimmer to overflow days later until I do a water change or two. I'd like to glue down some frags this weekend and I have CorAffix. Will I have any issues with my skimmer overflowing using this glue?

delor · 03/04/2016, 02:21 PM

I've always just used crazy glue gel and never had an issue.

andyg1960 · 03/04/2016, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by delor

I've always just used crazy glue gel and never had an issue.

Yeah, never had an issue using crazy glue gel. It's cyanoacrylate, so if that's what is in what you are using, should be fine.

Dkuhlmann · 03/05/2016, 06:10 AM

I too use either super glue gel or Krazy glue gel without issue.

Be sure your corals really like the spot that you intend on gluing them down to before you glue them. This means leaving them in a spot for a week at least and seeing full polyp extension or other positive reaction to where you place them. I would also do a dip in Revive or similar before gluing them in place. The dip is totally optional but something that I do. I also don't glue any corals in place for many reasons, probably the biggest if if I decide to move them later. But this is how I do it.

03/04/2016, 01:56 PM	#1
Brieninsac Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 782	Will CorAfflix make my skimmer go nuts? I've always turned my skimmer off when I use aquascape epoxy but it still causes my skimmer to overflow days later until I do a water change or two. I'd like to glue down some frags this weekend and I have CorAffix. Will I have any issues with my skimmer overflowing using this glue? __________________ Red Sea Reefer 350 (73gal/18gal sump) / Kessil a360WE Lights

03/04/2016, 02:21 PM	#2
delor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,124	I've always just used crazy glue gel and never had an issue. __________________ Surviving is different than thriving! Current Tank Info: Current: 90 gal RR reef tank, LED. Old:55gal RR, 440W VHO, 80# LR, LS, 20gal sump, SCWD. 5 gallon nano, 75 gal FOWLR

03/05/2016, 06:10 AM	#4
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I too use either super glue gel or Krazy glue gel without issue. Be sure your corals really like the spot that you intend on gluing them down to before you glue them. This means leaving them in a spot for a week at least and seeing full polyp extension or other positive reaction to where you place them. I would also do a dip in Revive or similar before gluing them in place. The dip is totally optional but something that I do. I also don't glue any corals in place for many reasons, probably the biggest if if I decide to move them later. But this is how I do it. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300