EliWhitney314's 40 reef tank

[Leslee]

Awesome pics Eli! Your tank looks great and your corals look really cool! Some nice colors!

 

[EliWhitney314]

Thanks Leslee

 

[reeffreak]

Your tank and pics look really fantastic Eli!

I know I probably have said this before but darn you have alot of sand.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Wow...colors!

 

[EliWhitney314]

Yeah that sand was for the blue spotted jawfish....haha

 

[Bifferwine]

Eli, you are such a good photographer! And your tank is beautiful.

 

[EliWhitney314]

Well thank you Biff. How the hell have you been?

 

[Bifferwine]

Pretty good, Sir Eli. Pretty darn good. Just trying to get through each day!

 

[EliWhitney314]

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Now you're just showing off...haha. Everything looks awesome, healthy and happy. One question I have is why are you still keeping some of those large frags on the frag rack and not with the rest of your corals?

 

[EliWhitney314]

They don't really fit on my live rock. You have any tips to keep them fastened?

 

[daugherty]

superglue gel or epoxy will keep them in place

 

[EliWhitney314]

What kind of epoxy? I assume I have to take the live rock out.

 

[daugherty]

no it cures underwater. there is some that you can get from Lowe's or home depot but i don't know the names. you just have to make sure it can be used in potable water
Coralline Purple Reef Epoxy - Oceans Wonders - English

 

[EliWhitney314]

Well you might have just saved my life daugherty

 

[Bifferwine]

Just use plumber's epoxy you can find at any hardware store. The two part putty that comes in the tubes. Make sure it cures underwater. There are tons of brands that will work.

 

[daugherty]

you still use super glue also put the epoxy on the rock than put the super glue on the bottom of the frag and then push it into the epoxy the glue will hold the frag until the epoxy cures. just hold it for a bit so that the glue cures and holds to the epoxy

 

[EliWhitney314]

I can't put the super glue under the water though.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Yeah, use the super glue gel. I use this stuff, but you can get it cheaper at the dollar store.

 

[dcantucson]

You can use super glue under water. It will film over, but when you push the plug into place it will spread the glue out and stick.