how do you mount your frags? epoxy or glue?

[NuclearReefs]

yep,, have you tried to glue any frags to the back of your tank? I turned off my pumps and did this on a 75 I had,,,, it was really wild after about 6 months,,,,lol,, started growing over the suction cups on a maxijet...... it was a acrojet,,,lol

[SeanT]

Man, I grew out a monti on the end of my sea swirl once.
Started a thread in this forum awhile back.
Did pretty well too.

[SeanT]

Check it out.
http://bellsouthpwp.net/t/o/tobin_s/Animation.gif

[SeanT]

Here is the thread.
My Crazy SPS experiment.

[NuclearReefs]

i know this is a little off thread ,, but I have a humilis frag hanging in my prop tank.....I wanna see what kinda growth i get from it...

[SeanT]

Sounds cool. I have read some thread...threads before.

[NuclearReefs]

lol,, okay ,, out with the dremel tommmorow,, Im going to " Thread" a frag and hang it,,

It on now,,,LOL!

[SeanT]

We both lose.
There is a person here (Fricks n Frags is what I believe his name is) who is just the Mack Daddy of Frag Hanging.

There is this awesome thread and he is the MAN!

[SeanT]

It's too bad a lot of the pics don't show anymore.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=107664

[bigfishman]

I tried but it didnt work for you. NO know why.

1. Put superglue on bottom of frag
2. Attach epoxy
3. Put superglue on the open end of epoxy
4. Then place the frag on your rockwork?

So,step 1, step 2 and step 3 are done outside of the water and only step 4 is done in the tank?

If so, will the superglue relaese a little bit and then flow in the water before it wil attach the frag to the rock in the tank?

[bluefaceking]

bump

[Hef]

BigFishMan, if you are using Superglue Gel, then no, the glue does not flow in the water, it stays where you put it. Just press the epoxy down a little, which will make the glue attach very well to the rock.

To Everyone,
how many of you attach corals, be it a small frag or larger unattached colonies, directly to a set piece of live rock? What I mean is, I know a lot of us attach to a small piece of rubble, then place it somewhere. Thats good if you want to move it around, but you lose that "natural" look. That permanent fix looks so nice.

It's scary for me, as often as I rearrange my rockwork.

Hef

[Znut Reefer]

I use the expoxy and the super glue method to attach all my frags to rock and then attach the frags rock to my rock work. That way they don't fall over or move around. I have a lot of current in my tank. Otherwise I'd have frags blown everywhere!

[reefer on a budget]

Originally posted by kheflw
BigFishMan, if you are using Superglue Gel, then no, the glue does not flow in the water, it stays where you put it. Just press the epoxy down a little, which will make the glue attach very well to the rock.

To Everyone,
how many of you attach corals, be it a small frag or larger unattached colonies, directly to a set piece of live rock? What I mean is, I know a lot of us attach to a small piece of rubble, then place it somewhere. Thats good if you want to move it around, but you lose that "natural" look. That permanent fix looks so nice.

It's scary for me, as often as I rearrange my rockwork.

Hef

its a good idea to mount on a small piece of rubble which is then glued to the rockwork. this way, if anything ever happens to your coral such that it needs to be removed from the tank, u can do it easily by breaking off the epoxy leaving the coral untouched. i started doing this with new corals cuz i got tired of moving corals by breaking the base that were well encrusted on rocks.

if you have enough rubble u should be able to easily find a rock that fits your rockwork. if all else fails u can use more epoxy to fill in the voids between the rubble and rock.

this by far is the best way ive found to mount sps frags including colonies. no way youd be able to do this using just glue or epoxy alone.

[SeanT]

ROAB,
I want to thank you for this method.
I used it last weekend and it worked beautifully.
Sean

[rockyboy30000]

super glue and crazy glue are too much of a mess.. so dont even bother with these..

[JB NY]

Use CA gel, it shouldn't make a mess at all.

[Hef]

One of those classic threads, thought I would bring it back to life.

I just posted this in the NJRC Forum. Good Glue.

Reef Glue (Boston Aqua Farms) Good Stuff!
I won one the bottles of this stuff at the December Meeting. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I gotta say, it's really good stuff.
I've always bought the Super Glue Gel in the small tubes. Pain in the neck, the valve gets clogged after the first use, but it does work good.
Anyway, this Reef Glue, is in a 2 oz bottle.
http://www.bostonaquafarms.com/


It doesnt harden up in the bottle, stays fluid, the Tip does not clog if you leave the top on it, and it works as good as the Gel.

Now I should say that I always use the Epoxy method of mounting frags, small piece of epoxy, put the Glue on one side, press the frag onto the glue into the epoxy. Then glue the other side of the epoxy and mount in the tank or onto a small piece of rubble, then repeat that for mounting in the tank.

This glue is not as thick as the Gel, but with the epoxy it works perfect.

I should say I also got a bottle of the Glue Accelerator. I have never used it, I only use the Glue.

[Brion~]

I've always had good luck with gel superglue. doesn't make skimmer go nutty... been using some new stuff though that i really dig. Speedglue. powder form, mix with water, hardens within minutes. doesn't make skimmer go crazy and cures rock hard. Takes a little while to get used to but pretty good stuff. also does'nt stink or make you hand feel funny like epoxy.
SpeedGlue

[rschelby]

I tried the glue-epoxy-glue method and I have to say that it went really well. I believe that if it isn't clear by now, the epoxy does serve as an adjustable interface between two uneven surfaces. It made mounting my frags easy and doesn't leave unsightly white rolls hanging out. (lol, that brings some interesting visuals)

Thanks for the help guys!

Russell

[Mahlhavoc]

Living with a woman has it's advantages, I use the nail glue she uses for her nails. . it is still Super Glue gel .. but sometimes, it comes in pink!

I knew there was a way to get my wife into the saltwater realm of lost money and many self inflicted extra hours of labor, joy, and tears!

[250G]

Also consider the coral pegging system - it offers many advantages (as outlined in the May TOTM).

I love being above to move any coral at any time, specially when the corals get bigger. Also makes placing corals more stable, so they do not fall over and touch........becuase you know how happy it makes you when this happens!

[ncwaterboy]

Bump for a great thread from a while a go. I wish I would have known of this method earlier as it would have saved me a lot of grief and possibly some specimens.

[unbreakable]

do you guys use the super glue gel to attach the epoxy to the rock? i have the two little fishes epoxy that wont attach to rock, it just slides off. after mixing it, would i have to glue the bottom of the epoxy then push it into the rock?

then would i have to attach the disk frag where the frags comes on, and push in into the epoxy? or should i put glue on the disk frag as well before pushing it into the epoxy?

[george albert]

i use the super glue gel to attach frags to my rock work and havent had a problem yet