how to attatch frags

[evanjah]

ok i wanna attatch frags to some of my live rock the putty never works good. Does the glue work well under water or do i have it wrong?

 

[coralreefer]

it depends on what type of frag. if you are glueing an sps or lps frag to a rock, super glue gel works great.
if you are glueing a softie frag, the gel works, hence the name they are soft, it is hard to keep them from flying off of the rocks
hope that helps

 

[harris28]

Super glue works great but if you are trying to glue shrooms or rics you will have to take a different approach.

 

[jackri]

Big question is what are you trying to frag?

 

[evanjah]

mostly hard corals/zooanthids. Like birds nest and what not. How does the glue work? take the chunk off rock out and use glue? how fast does it work? DOes it attatch right away?

 

[doc308]

That's what I do.
I take a chunk of rock that I'll be putting the frag on and superglue the zoos directly to the rock. I wouldn't worry, zoos are hardy and it won't kill them to touch the superglue. I would kind of shake the zoos a little while they're under water to make sure they close up completely before taking them out of the water but maybe it's not necessary. Then you can superglue directly to the smaller rock. Then I mix a small amount of putty into a coin size. Then I put a nice layer of superglue gel on one side of the putty and put the superglued side on the underside of the rock. Then press it in place firmly. Then I put another layer of superglue on the other side of the putty (which is now the underside of the small rock) and then stick in in the tank where I want to put it. Be kind of quick because the longer the gel superglue is exposed to water the faster it will set.
Doing it this way keeps me from using too much putty and helps it hold better than superglue alone.