Glueing coral together

[Captnslapy]

Has anyone glued coral together? I have dried coral that i'm trying to glue together. Some was broken and some I just want to put together to make bigger displays. I also have barnicles? They are kinda red and vary in size. I just tried to put them together with 100% silicone and after and hour or so the pieces just fell apart. Silicone was basicly dry and just peeled right off the coral pieces. Is there somethin better to use or am I doing this wrong? I cleaned all the coarl in bleach water 2 days ago and then let it sit in water with declor in it. Then I let it sit out and dry over night. No bleach smell and everything was very clean. So how do I get this stuff together? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[tamz273]

im not quite sure whats best, but if I were you id give "gorilla glue" a shot.. ive used that stuff recently and its blew me away!! i couldnt imagine how strong it was... was just simply amazing... and its waterproof too...

just what I would do, nothing certain tho..

[Catpicklesdog]

i've used epoxy to glue my rocks together, that should work for you.

[Reefscape]

X2 using the epoxy....best solution....or drill holes and zip tie it together...

[Captnslapy]

Any certain kind? Can I get it at the local hardware store?

[Reefscape]

Its not a general thing, as it has to be reef safe. Most places like marinedepot.com or ebay are your best bet to buy it from, such as the linked product below..

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_searchItem.aspx?IdCategory=&SearchText=epoxy&parsed=1

[Captnslapy]

Thanks, I'll have to look into getting some.

[TEL]

I use aqua-needit it is a 2 parter,the hardner is in the middle and you just need it together till it is a white/grey colour and can be used to put things together in the water, it dose stand out a bit but it will eventuly get covered in coriline alge.