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Coral Glue
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Hockeynut
NJRC Member
Dollar store CA gel. 1.00 for two little tubes works great
I buy 20 at a time that’s 40 tubes
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The reason why you try to use “reef safe”
Products is because we need to be careful what we put in our tanks.
The glue that is made for reef tank is made with reef safe product.
The $1 store glue can change ingredients from batch to batch and you never know what your putting in.
I know a lot of people that use $1 glue and don’t have a problem. But if one day the glue manufacture changes the ingredients it could wipe out your whole tank.
Reef safe glue is $6 and it last months
3 Pack IC-Gel Insta Cure Cyanoacrylate Gel Coral Glue .7oz / 20 g 3 Pack IC-Gel Insta Cure Cyanoacrylate Gel Coral Glue .7oz / 20 g: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
Products is because we need to be careful what we put in our tanks.
The glue that is made for reef tank is made with reef safe product.
The $1 store glue can change ingredients from batch to batch and you never know what your putting in.
I know a lot of people that use $1 glue and don’t have a problem. But if one day the glue manufacture changes the ingredients it could wipe out your whole tank.
Reef safe glue is $6 and it last months
3 Pack IC-Gel Insta Cure Cyanoacrylate Gel Coral Glue .7oz / 20 g 3 Pack IC-Gel Insta Cure Cyanoacrylate Gel Coral Glue .7oz / 20 g: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
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DangerDave
NJRC Member
I use CA. I’ve been purchasing the bulk container of the thick BRS glue, but wouldn’t hesitate to use a regular brand.
Other then that I use thermomorph plastic, so no more epoxy. Works great. It melts to a doughy consistency with hot water, takes a white to set in air, sets fairly quick when you move to water.
Other then that I use thermomorph plastic, so no more epoxy. Works great. It melts to a doughy consistency with hot water, takes a white to set in air, sets fairly quick when you move to water.
Hockeynut
NJRC Member
This could maybe be an issue but I have never had a problem. CA glue is usually CA glue. There really isn’t to many variables that I have seen.
I build balsa models and have used CA for more years then most even knew it existed. It seems about the same.
with all of this said you should always be running charcoal in your system to pull any impurity’s out as fast as possible.
they both work so what ever makes you comfortable will do the trick.
I see a lot of post of people tanks complaining that corals don’t open up.
Or that they can’t get acro’s to grow
And they always have perfect parameters and perfect water.
But these are the little thing that can change and you will have no idea what wipe out your tank.
I always run carbon but it doesn’t remove everything.
Or that they can’t get acro’s to grow
And they always have perfect parameters and perfect water.
But these are the little thing that can change and you will have no idea what wipe out your tank.
I always run carbon but it doesn’t remove everything.
To Rob's point, heres 3 samples of glue that I own from top to bottom.
IC Gel
Polyp Lab
Harborfreight
All 3 list the same ingredient and that's Ethyl Cyanoacrylate. Now to Amado's point, same ingredient but they all apply differently which to me means either; A. they are processed differently or B. They have extra ingredients that aren't listed
I have used all 3, and personally haven't had any issues except for one being a little more messy.
Super Glue Gel 2.85 Walmart