Coral Glue or Epoxy That Doesn't Cause Skimmer Craziness

mluntz · 09/15/2017, 07:22 AM

Is there such a thing? I tried some 2 part epoxy and 3 days later and 3 water changes later my skimmer is finally starting to behave again!

homer1475 · 09/15/2017, 07:25 AM

Jb water weld doesn't make my skimmer go nuts, but this all depends on how much your using.

If I'm just doing a frag or 2, I'm fine. If I have to use the entire stick, then it goes nuts for a few hours.

mluntz · 09/15/2017, 09:41 AM

I'm looking at Tunze 400G coral gum instant 2 part from BRS, but it is very expensive, $50. It looks great and they say it won't affect the skimmer. That's a lot of money!!

heathlindner25 · 09/15/2017, 02:53 PM

Super glue gel

bertoni · 09/15/2017, 03:11 PM

The "Super Glue" (cyanoacrylate) gels didn't seem to cause much trouble for my skimmers, but I might have been lucky.

Volcmreefer · 09/19/2017, 01:27 PM

I recently bought the coral gum and am not that impressed. Save your $ and use super glue gel. I can get a three pack for $1 at the dollar store.

Floyd79 · 09/20/2017, 03:30 PM

reef welder

smatter · 09/21/2017, 02:34 PM

Tunze Coral gum is the best epoxy I've used. It absolutely does not have a surfactant effect on your skimmer. It cures quickly without becoming brittle, and it's pink so you don't have some odd color to look at until it gets grown over. I like that each part comes in its own container instead of sausage form that needs to be sliced. As far as epoxy goes I won't buy anything else now.

ktownhero · 09/22/2017, 10:33 AM

I never get a reaction from my skimmer when using JB Water Weld, and I've used quite a bit of it at one time before. It's a lot cheaper and equally effective and in time all of this stuff gets covered in coralline anyway.

EMeyer · 09/22/2017, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Volcmreefer

I recently bought the coral gum and am not that impressed. Save your $ and use super glue gel. I can get a three pack for $1 at the dollar store.

This. Its by far the best frag gluing product I've bought and an order of magnitude cheaper than the stuff sold for aquariums.

smatter · 09/22/2017, 12:55 PM

Sometimes super glue is appropriate to the application, in many cases it isn't and an epoxy is warranted.

09/15/2017, 07:22 AM	#1
mluntz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Millersville, Md. Posts: 727	Coral Glue or Epoxy That Doesn't Cause Skimmer Craziness Is there such a thing? I tried some 2 part epoxy and 3 days later and 3 water changes later my skimmer is finally starting to behave again! __________________ 46 Gallon Bowfront, (1)Ocellaris Clownfish, (1)Carpenter wrasse, (1)Coral Beauty, (1)Kole Tang

09/15/2017, 07:25 AM	#2
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Jb water weld doesn't make my skimmer go nuts, but this all depends on how much your using. If I'm just doing a frag or 2, I'm fine. If I have to use the entire stick, then it goes nuts for a few hours. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

09/15/2017, 09:41 AM	#3
mluntz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Millersville, Md. Posts: 727	I'm looking at Tunze 400G coral gum instant 2 part from BRS, but it is very expensive, $50. It looks great and they say it won't affect the skimmer. That's a lot of money!! __________________ 46 Gallon Bowfront, (1)Ocellaris Clownfish, (1)Carpenter wrasse, (1)Coral Beauty, (1)Kole Tang

09/15/2017, 03:11 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The "Super Glue" (cyanoacrylate) gels didn't seem to cause much trouble for my skimmers, but I might have been lucky. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

09/15/2017, 02:53 PM	#4
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Super glue gel

09/19/2017, 01:27 PM	#6
Volcmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 346	I recently bought the coral gum and am not that impressed. Save your $ and use super glue gel. I can get a three pack for $1 at the dollar store.

09/20/2017, 03:30 PM	#7
Floyd79 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 40	reef welder

09/21/2017, 02:34 PM	#8
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	Tunze Coral gum is the best epoxy I've used. It absolutely does not have a surfactant effect on your skimmer. It cures quickly without becoming brittle, and it's pink so you don't have some odd color to look at until it gets grown over. I like that each part comes in its own container instead of sausage form that needs to be sliced. As far as epoxy goes I won't buy anything else now.

09/22/2017, 10:33 AM	#9
ktownhero Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,426	I never get a reaction from my skimmer when using JB Water Weld, and I've used quite a bit of it at one time before. It's a lot cheaper and equally effective and in time all of this stuff gets covered in coralline anyway.

09/22/2017, 12:55 PM	#11
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	Sometimes super glue is appropriate to the application, in many cases it isn't and an epoxy is warranted.