epoxy brand

[yaksplat]

Is there any type of epoxy that will work well for attaching a frag to lr underwater? I'm hoping to just get something from HD. JBweld?


thanks
Jim

 

[reefrunner69]

I have used Zspar marine with good results, picked it up at the local home depot.

 

[Brisc0]

I haven't heard of Zspar, but I have used aquastick a couple times and I think it stinks. I will have to pick up some of the Zspar and see about reattaching some pieces of my own.

 

[reefrunner69]

I actually use superglue gel (loktite brand) more than anything, it's been a few years since I've used any epoxy, much less a specific brand, but I doubt they went out of business.

 

[Brisc0]

I posted yesterday about some acro frags I affixed with aquastick. The second part of the story is that I forgot to unplug my skimmer. Luckily I was working on the tank and got sidetracked. The point is that I had the collection cup drain on my EV-120 going into a 5 gallon bucket. When I checked back 6 hours later the bucket had just started to overflow! When it says "may cause prolific skimmer reactions" thats the truth!

 

[reefrunner69]

yep, but all of them will do that, I even get it to a lesser degree with super glue

 

[yaksplat]

superglue works underwater?

 

[reefrunner69]

yep, the gel type is the better of the two. It takes more and longer to get a temp set and the bond isn't the strongest, but works. Epoxy and superglue both thave their uses, it's usually best to have both on hand.