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Offline Todd W.

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Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« on: July 14, 2011, 08:09:54 »
What glue do most of you use to attach LPS to ceramic frag plugs?  This is my first time fraggin.  I have the eggcrate, the frags, and the plugs.  Just want to use the right glue the first time.

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2011, 08:22:56 »
super glue?, get the gel kind(Cyanoacrylate), you can usually find it very cheap at the dollar store.(check with someone else but I don't think it should affect a lps later down the road)

How porous is your ceramic?
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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 08:26:45 »
Superglue gel as long as the only ingredient is cyanoacrylate gel is reef safe. You can find it at the dollar store in a pack 3 for a dollar.

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2011, 08:28:04 »
great minds think alike looks like you were typing a little faster Boon

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2011, 10:50:13 »
I use locktite gel glue but its pricey. I am going to try and use the gel from the dollar store.

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2011, 20:09:10 »
I use locktite gel glue but its pricey. I am going to try and use the gel from the dollar store.

I used to use the cheap stuff, then it would just harden up between uses.... I buy either loctite, or I have been buying the IC-Gel from http://www.bsi-inc.com/index.html The instaset accelerator is cool too, if your doing alot of fraggin.    Spray, 1 -2, set frag, 1 - 2 - 3.  Its done.

As for doing LPS, What are you fragging.  If your doing a branching coral, then it might be best to do something with epoxy, or drill a hole in a piece of rock.   

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2011, 13:56:01 »
I use locktite gel glue but its pricey.

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2011, 15:20:21 »
i just get super glue gel, i think mostly i have used loc tite, but not always

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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2011, 19:47:15 »
First attempt at fragging... 2 hammerheads, 5 torch, and I went ahead and tried 3 toadstools...


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Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2011, 20:29:14 »
Looks like the beginnings of a frag farmer. Nice work!

 

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