Holdfast Epoxy

LobsterOfJustice · 04/20/2006, 04:07 PM

After attempting to use some of this product today (actually, a whole tube), I have come up with some more effective names for the product.

Let go of whatever you think it's holding to as soon as you let go, causing your new coral to fall down onto the sandbed, crushing everything in its path fast epoxy

WORST-INVENTION-EVER epoxy

Suckfast epoxy

The only thing fast about this epoxy is how long it takes to **** ME OFF epoxy

Basically, this wont work unless you want to mount your corals upside down on the bottom of your tank epoxy

If epoxy is supposed to harden into a disc, and then let go of your coral and the rock, this is what your looking for epoxy

Hold on a minute, isn't epoxy supposed to be an adhesive? epoxy

Sit there with you hand in the tank, fish biting your arm, for ten minutes hoping it will actually do something, only to sit the coral on a level shelf after finding out it wont stick to anything epoxy

Here is my hatred for Holdnothing epoxy expressed in haiku form:

HoldFast epoxy
I think tape would work better
Worst purchase ever

Skimmer overflow
So mad I have a seizure
Now my carpets wet

Every time I see
Green and White now I vomit
Threw it all away

Epoxy:
n. pl. epoxies
1. Any of various usually thermosetting resins capable of forming tight cross-linked polymer structures characterized by toughness, strong adhesion, and low shrinkage, used especially in surface coatings and adhesives.
2. When preceeded with the phrase "Holdfast", none of the above.

mille239 · 04/21/2006, 11:43 AM

Funniest thing I've read ina long time LOL!!! and I concur with every word!

mille239 · 04/21/2006, 11:46 AM

on another note, I found a way to actually get it to work: mix up two small balls of the stuff you're going to use with a frag. wrap one ball around the base of the frag, leaving a flatish-bottom surface. push the other small ball onto the liverock where you want to attach the frag, leaving a planar surface as well. after a few minutes (not fully cured) place some super glue on the bottom of the frag epoxy, and quickly join it to the epoxy in the tank. hold for a few minutes, and even meld the two epoxy balls together a little. works well for me. hope this helps... again.. you are one funny guy.

FSOL · 04/21/2006, 03:27 PM

I agree. I've pulled hair out trying to get that **** to work. I even turn all my powerheads and water movement off and hold on to the coral for a few minutes and when I let go, I can just watch it slowly peel off again.

The only way I've gotten it to work (and this is 50/50) is I mix the two colors and let it sit for about 6 minutes, almost to the point of hardening, and then just stick whatever it is I wanted to stick together and try to hold it very steady for a minute or two (while all powerheads are off). It works sometimes, but overall the product still sucks @#$%T$#^$%$^.

04/20/2006, 04:07 PM	#1
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Holdfast Epoxy After attempting to use some of this product today (actually, a whole tube), I have come up with some more effective names for the product. Let go of whatever you think it's holding to as soon as you let go, causing your new coral to fall down onto the sandbed, crushing everything in its path fast epoxy WORST-INVENTION-EVER epoxy Suckfast epoxy The only thing fast about this epoxy is how long it takes to **** ME OFF epoxy Basically, this wont work unless you want to mount your corals upside down on the bottom of your tank epoxy If epoxy is supposed to harden into a disc, and then let go of your coral and the rock, this is what your looking for epoxy Hold on a minute, isn't epoxy supposed to be an adhesive? epoxy Sit there with you hand in the tank, fish biting your arm, for ten minutes hoping it will actually do something, only to sit the coral on a level shelf after finding out it wont stick to anything epoxy Here is my hatred for Holdnothing epoxy expressed in haiku form: HoldFast epoxy I think tape would work better Worst purchase ever Skimmer overflow So mad I have a seizure Now my carpets wet Every time I see Green and White now I vomit Threw it all away Epoxy: n. pl. epoxies 1. Any of various usually thermosetting resins capable of forming tight cross-linked polymer structures characterized by toughness, strong adhesion, and low shrinkage, used especially in surface coatings and adhesives. 2. When preceeded with the phrase "Holdfast", none of the above. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

04/21/2006, 11:43 AM	#2
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	Funniest thing I've read ina long time LOL!!! and I concur with every word! __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)

04/21/2006, 11:46 AM	#3
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	on another note, I found a way to actually get it to work: mix up two small balls of the stuff you're going to use with a frag. wrap one ball around the base of the frag, leaving a flatish-bottom surface. push the other small ball onto the liverock where you want to attach the frag, leaving a planar surface as well. after a few minutes (not fully cured) place some super glue on the bottom of the frag epoxy, and quickly join it to the epoxy in the tank. hold for a few minutes, and even meld the two epoxy balls together a little. works well for me. hope this helps... again.. you are one funny guy. __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)

04/21/2006, 03:27 PM	#4
FSOL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 926	I agree. I've pulled hair out trying to get that **** to work. I even turn all my powerheads and water movement off and hold on to the coral for a few minutes and when I let go, I can just watch it slowly peel off again. The only way I've gotten it to work (and this is 50/50) is I mix the two colors and let it sit for about 6 minutes, almost to the point of hardening, and then just stick whatever it is I wanted to stick together and try to hold it very steady for a minute or two (while all powerheads are off). It works sometimes, but overall the product still sucks @#$%T$#^$%$^.