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02-28-2006, 01:16 PM
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Epoxy putty?
I'm going to the HD this afternoon. What's the brand name of epxoy putting I can use underwater that won't hurt my corals?
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02-28-2006, 01:26 PM
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Harvey's. Label is blue and white. Runs about $5 a tube and is located by the PVC Glues.
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02-28-2006, 02:11 PM
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Perfect! I appreciate the help.
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02-28-2006, 03:10 PM
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under the rainbow!
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you comming to the hudson one?
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02-28-2006, 04:29 PM
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Harvey's the same thing as aqua mend ?
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02-28-2006, 05:51 PM
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Yes but it only comes in the gray color.
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02-28-2006, 10:55 PM
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I picked up roughly a 2 inch stick for $2. 1.33 Oz.
Thanks again for the name!
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02-28-2006, 11:11 PM
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supposedly there are two formulations-
one that hardens like steel (without the actual metal in it)
and one that has actual metal in it (although i haven't encountered this yet in a store)
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03-01-2006, 01:19 PM
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It you look at the label on the Harvey's, it does say for aquarium use.
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03-01-2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by David Grigor
It you look at the label on the Harvey's, it does say for aquarium use.
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nice
when you use it just know that your skimmer will go nutz! that's any epoxy...as it cures it releases some non-toxic compounds
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03-01-2006, 02:32 PM
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btw this is the stuff
and it does say "fish tanks"-its just barely illegible on the right under underwater repairs
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03-01-2006, 09:37 PM
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That's what I got in a smaller version. It does say on the back that you can use it in fish tanks.
Thanks again for the help!
Ken
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03-01-2006, 09:56 PM
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I've got a bunch of coral mounting to do in the near future, so I figured I'd try my hand at using epoxy to make little "custom" shaped plugs. I think they'll work pretty nice, since you can pretty much make them to fit in any nook or cranny or wherever you need them to go.
I plan on super gluing the frags to the plug and then maybe using a little more epoxy to fix the plugs to the rock if needed. I like this idea because I'm not stuck with big honkin' frag plugs like all the commercial ones I see...
I let them harden and then put them in a bowl of RO to hopefully get them more "clean".
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03-01-2006, 09:58 PM
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graham that's a nice idear!
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03-01-2006, 10:26 PM
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The King Chip
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The Epoxy Putty you would get from Checker or Napa has metal in it, so dont use that stuff. Also made by Harveys, but it is chemical safe.
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