I recently got a couple turbo snails for my 30 gallon reef and noticed they are knocking over some coral frags in my tank. I am currently using gorilla glue gel. Any tips to help with this? Thanks
Turbo snails knocking over coral frags
- Thread starter Akash
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I "clean" the spot on the rock I want to place the coral, then rub a blob of super glue gel on the spot, working it in pretty good, and let it cure for a minute before putting glue on the coral or frag plug and placing on the glue spot.
What do you mean by clean the rock? Thabks
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Blow it off or even scrub with a toothbrush to remove loose material
Oh ok. I will try it tommorow. Thanks!
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Ok. Will def try
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Haha, the man I learned it from confirms.
Does anyone here know if super glue gel can also be used to glue coral? Thanks
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Yes, if the super glue gel you're referring to is cyanoacrylate. That is exactly what you want.
It won't work on mushrooms or leathers but great for hard corals.
Oh ok. I’ll just stick to gorilla glue gel then. Thank you so much everybody.
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Gorilla Super Glue is a cyanoacrylate adhesive, while Gorilla Glue is a polyurethane. Same as other cyanoacrylate gels, , won't work well on mushrooms or leathers.
I wouldnt use regular gorilla glue. Its never worked for me on much of anything, but i homestly dont know it's active ingredient.
Cyanoacrylate gel is what you want to use. It wont work on mushrooms, as they are anemones and structurally different. Its harder to get a bold on them. Meanwhile, both anemones and leathers produce a slime coat that makes it hard for any glue to stick.
CA cures extremely hard, and cures with exposure to moisture. Its perfect for marine application.
Cyanoacrylate gel is what you want to use. It wont work on mushrooms, as they are anemones and structurally different. Its harder to get a bold on them. Meanwhile, both anemones and leathers produce a slime coat that makes it hard for any glue to stick.
CA cures extremely hard, and cures with exposure to moisture. Its perfect for marine application.
Gorilla 102433 XL Super Glue Gel, 1-Pack, Clear https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B082XGL...abc_65EVC4G7DSQ3NACTH2JD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1. This is the one I am currently using and the description says it’s a cyanoacrylate.
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I also have a normal super glue and it says it is cyanoacrylate on the package. Can I use it to glue my coral? Thanks
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Won't harm coral but it is a really hard task to use normal superglue for fragging and impossible to work under water with it.. The gel is far better, brand is fairly irrelevant.
Ok thanks.
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