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Reef Discussion => Fish Breeding & Coral Propagation => Topic started by: Todd W. on July 14, 2011, 08:09:54

Title: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: Todd W. 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.

Todd

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: Boonjob 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?

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: thepipbull 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.

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: thepipbull on July 14, 2011, 08:28:04

great minds think alike looks like you were typing a little faster Boon

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: slandis3 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.

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: Wall_Tank on July 14, 2011, 20:09:10

Quote from: slandis3 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.

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 (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.   

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: Kenn on July 15, 2011, 13:56:01

Quote from: slandis3 on July 14, 2011, 10:50:13

I use locktite gel glue but its pricey.

+1

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: larrynews on July 15, 2011, 15:20:21

i just get super glue gel, i think mostly i have used loc tite, but not always

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: Todd W. on July 15, 2011, 19:47:15

First attempt at fragging... 2 hammerheads, 5 torch, and I went ahead and tried 3 toadstools...

(https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg824.imageshack.us%2Fimg824%2F7405%2Fimg3292e.jpg&hash=996e3fdba716aef0c5a7c369e47f4cad8987ae5a)

Title: Re: Glue for Ceramic Plugs and LPS
Post by: lazylivin on July 15, 2011, 20:29:14

Looks like the beginnings of a frag farmer. Nice work!