Hey parker those frag plugs at 3:55 look great, could you please tell me where you got these from? I haven't been able to find any that are small enough, but these look perfect., thanks
Very good info I had no idea dipping the glue and epoxy in tank water was ok to do and also letting the frag stay out of water for a short bit, you cured my fears of doing this! in a few days I will be trying to do this in my 90 g tank, was wondering how far apart to set the frags they are acroporas and a tenuis 4 frags in total im gluing, the 2 sides in one tank design you have a video about, I was able to do nicely in my tank, all good stuff thanks !
Glad I was able to help!! The space you leave between frags is up to you, think how large you want to let them get before trimming back and that will give you an idea
I tried this method out today and it works well. For larger frags or colonies, you’ll need to give the epoxy 10-20mins to cure if not it will just come off even with super glue.
Thanks for another great tutorial. This is exactly how I attach my corals - great tip with Selleys Epoxy, it’s more than half the price of Reef Epoxy at Bunnings (where hubby works, so additional 20% discount). I wasn’t sure if it was Reef Safe - till your video!
Another nice vid Sam. Assuming this is equally useful for LPS, what's the max time you recommend corals/frags being out of water? For me mainly Euphyllia & Duncan's.
Great tips , I’ll add some of the ones I’ve found a long the way too . Get a cheap multi tool ( dremel stuff ) and use ceramic discs to get clean nice cuts both on corals and on plug stems if they are shoddy ( the one I use was like 20€) . Another thing I took with me from building guitars is using the gluesown suction ( the flatter the surface the better this works.) basically you add a good amount and as you connect it to whatever it is you are gluing to you twists it back and forth a bit creating a suction hold . On another note you are a ballsy dude . Every time I glue stuff with flow some superglue always escapes and ends up in a pump or what have you and makes for an irritating sound after a while
@@ParkersReef I’ve had it happen quite a few times . May be that I go a bit too fast in or I use too much at times , became a non issue once I started turning all the pumps Off tho so there’s that 😁
Been doing this for a while now and it works really well. I use 2 minute epoxy. Must be fast. The epoxy sets up as quickly as the gel cyanoacrylate. I have not had a piece come unglued even with the large tripneustis urchin running around the rocks. Now everything is encrusted. Years ago, I lost many corals because they would get pulled off and tossed onto another coral and kill each other. Finally there is real adhesion and not just mechanical locking.
That second frag would've been fine, maybe even better with just reef epoxy rather than glue. A dead coral skeleton that's bright white and clean is just about the ideal substrate for epoxy
Aquaforest has a brand like af poly glue, which is easy to use , when you heat it in hot water. and can be reused again. great, if the corals come unstuck
Just the video I'd been waiting for Sam! Thank you
Hope you enjoyed it!
Now I have seen two Aussie reefer dad bods. You and Cam from GA are pioneers! :D
Haha all aboard the dad bod train!!
Missed another one...New job got me going to bed like a grandpa, still watching and liking .
Hahaha all good mate, appreciate you still taking the time whilst starting a new job 👍🏻
Hey parker those frag plugs at 3:55 look great, could you please tell me where you got these from? I haven't been able to find any that are small enough, but these look perfect., thanks
they're my own custom made parkers reef frags :)
Very good info I had no idea dipping the glue and epoxy in tank water was ok to do and also letting the frag stay out of water for a short bit, you cured my fears of doing this! in a few days I will be trying to do this in my 90 g tank, was wondering how far apart to set the frags they are acroporas and a tenuis 4 frags in total im gluing, the 2 sides in one tank design you have a video about, I was able to do nicely in my tank, all good stuff thanks !
Glad I was able to help!!
The space you leave between frags is up to you, think how large you want to let them get before trimming back and that will give you an idea
Gloob them Corals Mr Parker! 👊🔥🔥🥰🐶
Hahaha you bet mate
Thanks Sam, very helpful info. And the reef looks WoW.
Thanks mate!
Really great development, time to be really proud sam👏
Thank you!!
Thanks!
No problem! Thank you!!
I tried this method out today and it works well. For larger frags or colonies, you’ll need to give the epoxy 10-20mins to cure if not it will just come off even with super glue.
Glad to hear 👍🏻
Thanks for another great tutorial. This is exactly how I attach my corals - great tip with Selleys Epoxy, it’s more than half the price of Reef Epoxy at Bunnings (where hubby works, so additional 20% discount). I wasn’t sure if it was Reef Safe - till your video!
glad it was of use! Thanks for watching :)
Another nice vid Sam. Assuming this is equally useful for LPS, what's the max time you recommend corals/frags being out of water? For me mainly Euphyllia & Duncan's.
absolutely!
@@ParkersReef Cool, any idea on maximum time you think the LPS can handle being out of water during this process?
@@adamshaw5091 they'll actually retain a bit of water in them, but I wouldn't push it much more than say 10mins
Fantastic ideas Sam. Do you always use epoxy ? Worried about your expensive microphone on the edge tank. 😂
Hahaha microphone will be fine!!
I usually use this method yeah, holds them well
Tried your sandwich method today. Just fantastic, I could even make small adjustment and the coral didn’t move.
Tanks looking amazing mate. What are your wave makers on back wall set at mate? Also are they directed right onto your corals?
Thanks mate! Set at 25% and just spaced evenly along the back wall :)
@@ParkersReef Thanks mate
Great tips , I’ll add some of the ones I’ve found a long the way too . Get a cheap multi tool ( dremel stuff ) and use ceramic discs to get clean nice cuts both on corals and on plug stems if they are shoddy ( the one I use was like 20€) . Another thing I took with me from building guitars is using the gluesown suction ( the flatter the surface the better this works.) basically you add a good amount and as you connect it to whatever it is you are gluing to you twists it back and forth a bit creating a suction hold . On another note you are a ballsy dude . Every time I glue stuff with flow some superglue always escapes and ends up in a pump or what have you and makes for an irritating sound after a while
Great tips!!! Although I’ve never had glue escape into a wave maker before?!??
@@ParkersReef I’ve had it happen quite a few times . May be that I go a bit too fast in or I use too much at times , became a non issue once I started turning all the pumps
Off tho so there’s that 😁
Been doing this for a while now and it works really well. I use 2 minute epoxy. Must be fast. The epoxy sets up as quickly as the gel cyanoacrylate. I have not had a piece come unglued even with the large tripneustis urchin running around the rocks. Now everything is encrusted. Years ago, I lost many corals because they would get pulled off and tossed onto another coral and kill each other. Finally there is real adhesion and not just mechanical locking.
Great stuff!
That second frag would've been fine, maybe even better with just reef epoxy rather than glue. A dead coral skeleton that's bright white and clean is just about the ideal substrate for epoxy
Good to know
Hey mate, What brand of Frag Rack it that?
It’s a brand new one from flipper. Pretty cool bit of gear!
@@ParkersReef That’s heaps mate, keep up the awesome work and your tank is look awesome
Aquaforest has a brand like af poly glue, which is easy to use , when you heat it in hot water. and can be reused again. great, if the corals come unstuck
Yep polymorphic beads. You can buy generic, same thing. :)
Nice video buddy you made me laugh about your tshirt off 😂
Might bump up the female viewership 😂😂😂🤣😂
Hi, what’s the name of the epoxy you used?
I like to use one from the hardware store called "Selly's Aqua-Kneed It". Works great and is aquarium safe
@@ParkersReef sweet thanks I’m thinking of putting one of my holy grail torches on the rocks. It’s currently on a frag rack. Thanks!
That's exactly how I do it. But with not as nice a corals as yours 🤣 also I don't think you've got enough snails in there mate 😁
Always need more snails 😅😳
Hey.
hey there!
This is obviously fake. I see no swearing and gluing yourself to…yourself 🤣
Unheard of! 😬😂🤣