Glueing down frag plugs

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slgcmg

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I am getting a little tired of constantly having to place my frags back on the rocks because they keep getting knocked down by my livestock. What the safest putty/adhesive I could use to set these things in for good?
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EJKM54/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3HE69KJLXIPR4

I like this because it's not gray, but I could only find it online....

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Ocean-HF-1-HoldFast-Aquariums/dp/B001JSXBYO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389810748&sr=8-1&keywords=aquarium+epoxy
or the gray stuff...
I believe this are sold at Petsmart
 
I've used the vertex epoxy and I like it the best.

BRS has done two epoxy reviews located here: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/video/video-category/Product-Reviews

The tunze instant gum looks interesting. I'll probably try it next, but the vertex is priced decently and performs better than the Instant ocean and Two little fishies stuff I've used in the past.
 
I use regular old gel super glue. It has never let me down and it is super cheap at the dollar store.

Just make sure it is gel otherwise you won't have time to get from out of the water to where you want it to go in the tank.


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I use something from Lowes plumbing department. It costs less than the others that I have seen.

http://www.oatey.com/products/putty-caulks-and-water-barriers/epoxy-putty/fix-it-stick-epoxy-putty

Foster & Smith has a 4 oz tube of green colored epoxy at a good price. It changes to white after 30 minutes.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3961

I find that if you put a coat of super glue on the 2 surfaces being joined, then sandwich the epoxy between that, it sticks pretty good. In other words, when gluing a frag plug on the underwater rock, put superglue on the plug, then the epoxy on top of that glue, and then superglue on the bottom of epoxy where it will stick to the rock. And it wants to be shoved in a hole, or crack so that it locks in to the rock. I prefer to peg my corals, but I still use this method for attaching corals to the pegs.
 
Ive used two part epoxys super glue gel and regular super glue. The regular super glue is a pain to make work right.


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You want to use thick super glue. Make a ball with epoxy and glue it to the frag than glue again at the bottom. The epoxy will form to your rock and the glue will make it stick. Like what Dfw does.
 
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