Gorilla snot -update:reef safe!

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malofish

Is this stuff reef safe?? I tried using aqua mend to "glue" so rock formations and that stuff doesn't seem to work to well, and it didn't seem to bond to the rock too well either. I was thinking about gluing the live rock together then using aqua mend to reinforce the structure?? Any thoughts??
 
@malofish wrote:
Is this stuff reef safe?? I tried using aqua mend to "glue" so rock formations and that stuff doesn't seem to work to well said:
What are you actually trying to do. Have you thought of drill the LR and using acrylic rod's to hold the rock's in position???

Cheers,
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Its for a nano tank, the first two rocks that i drilled broke :sad: I tried to drill it slow, with out hardly any pressure, and then high rpm with low pressure, without any luck! The pieces are thin and long not bulky and solid! I ill probably try to super glue the rocks in place and then add aqua mend to make sure that if the super glue ever gives the aqua mend will keep it in place. The thing i noticed about aqua mend, is that it does not bond, rather it hugs and conforms around the rock. I used smaller pieces of rock and aqua mend to "brace the rock, but that also gave away today. I rolled the base piece over to start "gluing" the top pieces of the pillars and one of the pillar pieces broke off?!? I was looking for something other than super glue to hold it all together.
 
You can use the aquamend and the superglue at the same time. Put some superglue on the aquamend before you put the picies together. Hold it in place for a few seconds to let the superglue bond to the rock and aquamend. I know that this works on mounting frags to the rocks, so it should work to form rock formations.
 
I was just hoping that gorilla snot was reef safe because that stuff is super strong! I have also posted on reef central, so hopefully some one out there will know the answer.
 
Ancil, i will be buying another tube of aqua mend, and several tubes of loc-tight superglue gel tomorrow and give it all another whirl! I was didnt want to use to great stuff foam because that stuff can and will make a good mess!! I also dont like the orange or the black color. I will figure out something out before the weekend. My goal is water and rock before the weekend!
 
here is a pdf file that has all the hazardus materials

http://www.officedepot.com/pdf/msds/726712.pdf

on the fourth page it has something about fish???? Then it has (96hrs) Does this mean that it is toxic up to 96 hours afterwards, or is this how much toxiticity will build up after 96hrs??
 
I will be calling the manufaturer of gorilla snot and see what they have to say. Since this stuff is water proof after it fully dries, i assume that it wouldn't leech out anything toxic, i assume that i might have to wait at least a week before i add water to the rock and skim heavily for a few days and see what happens?? I will keep everyone posted on that.
 
Also, the foam from the Gorilla Glue has no structural integrity. You have to have the two glued surfaces in direct contact for a good glue bond. Don't rely on the foam crawling into the pores for any strength.

I would guess that after it's fully cured (a long time?) that it would be safe but I'd like to see what the manufacturer has to say.
 
I called the manufaturer and i am expecting a detailed e-mail from them to confirm if its reef safe. I also just went a head and went with super glue and aqua mend combo, it seems to work great!
 
They are going to send me a ton of information about its underwater tests, including tests that had to due with the curing on the glue under water. Some of the tests were preformed by a lab due to the claim that it is non-toxic. As far as they are concerened it is reef safe, i will keep e-mailing them and asking them questions, but so far they are sticking to their story that the original glue is non-toxic.
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I might have to try this on a ten gallon and see if shrimp, snail, hermits, and softies and maybe a damsel can survive. I dont think that i will take the time, or money, to try this test with sps.

Disclaimer : i know that damsels can live in motor oil, but i will try to cover as many angels as possible.
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