Ecotech Coral glue is worthless

RioReefr · 03/08/2018, 05:06 PM

I bought this glue with high expectations and by far it has worst purchase in my brief reefing career. To be fair, it is actually less than worthless because 3 different times my coral frags fell to the sandbed and they are now trying to recover.
Shame on the big reef stores that continue to sell this garbage product. It is almost like it was NOT designed to work in saltwater.

I ended up buying some Loctite super-glue for a fraction of the cost ($3 vs. $20) and works so much better !

Bent · 03/08/2018, 05:10 PM

20.00 for glue?

That sounds about like ecotech.

Reef noob_ · 03/08/2018, 05:14 PM

I actually quite liked my CG. I got a free bottle as a sample a year or two back.

All super glue is going to have a hard time holding things in place unless there is a large bonding area. I use epoxy for any “sticks” as super glue in general never works for me.

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ramseynb · 03/08/2018, 06:10 PM

Loc-tite gel and JB Water Weld. You can buy them both on Amazon or at Walmart and numerous other places and they work great together. Just put some superglue gel on the frag/frag plug, a ball of JB Water weld, then another dab of super glue, stick it where you want it to go and hold for 15-20 seconds.

HBtank · 03/08/2018, 06:13 PM

https://www.amazon.com/Coral-Glue-IC-GEL/dp/B00HNWQYPS

Any thick/gel cyanoacrylate will do, the above is good stuff.

jgal912 · 03/08/2018, 06:41 PM

I've always prefered the eccotech...Like that its super thick...just find that once you open a bottle you need to use it all within a couple months

nikon187 · 03/08/2018, 08:36 PM

yeah but the loc tight is .14oz or 4ml and the ecotech is 30ml so in equal ammounts $22 for the loc tight. we use ecotech for all our frags at the store and is by far the best holding one out there. ( ista, coralafix ect )

Lsufan · 03/08/2018, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jgal912

I've always prefered the eccotech...Like that its super thick...just find that once you open a bottle you need to use it all within a couple months

I find if u refrigerate it after opening it will last for a long time. I had that issue until I started putting it in the fridge. The bottle I’m using now I opened 7 or 8 months ago & I used it the other day & it is still fine.

I like the ecotech glue. I have tried others but prefer it over everything else. I find that it holds extremely well but it takes a little longer to get hard. So when mounting a frag u can just hold it for 10 seconds & let it go, u have to hold it for a couple minutes for it to get hard. It holds extremely well once hard though, I’m more likely to break a branch off a coral then to break the bond of the glue.

RCS82 · 03/08/2018, 09:09 PM

I thought it was great glue. The tube size was bigger too if I remember right, so it wasn't ridiculously overpriced. Yes there's cheaper glue out there that works great also, but I wouldn't let this devastate me

rvareef · 03/08/2018, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bent

20.00 for glue?

That sounds about like ecotech.

lol

tkeracer619 · 03/08/2018, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bent

20.00 for glue?

That sounds about like ecotech.

It's a large bottle. All these people out there messing with tiny tubes and getting glue all over their hands for the same price per overall amount.

The Ecotech Glue is great, not sure why the OP has such an issue using it but my guess is improper use. All super glue skins over once it gets wet. You have to twist it a little to break the surface and get it secure. It's also best for gluing frags to plugs, not frags to rocks underwater.

ReefkeeperZ · 03/09/2018, 05:52 AM

I literally buy 2 tube of super glue gel at the dollar store for a dollar a piece.... been using it for about 14 years never found a reason to spend any higher amount on any other glue.

Bent · 03/09/2018, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefkeeperZ

I literally buy 2 tube of super glue gel at the dollar store for a dollar a piece.... been using it for about 14 years never found a reason to spend any higher amount on any other glue.

This.

So much this.

I’ve been told I am a cheap skate.

YetiCrab · 03/09/2018, 06:59 AM

This works just fine...

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Glue-15...per+glue&psc=1

IdahoCindy · 03/09/2018, 07:02 AM

I like the CG and prefer it over others. It's thick and plentiful.

eastlake · 03/09/2018, 07:21 AM

I didn't have great luck with it myself either. I mostly use the loctite gel and found a couple tubes of "surgical grade" super glue gel at the hardware that has worked really well to this point. But, were I in need of a larger tube of glue I'd probably go IC-gel, that's also worked pretty well for me and in these parts is $8 a tube.

Reefiez · 03/09/2018, 09:08 AM

for larger colonies, i go superglue, epoxy, superglue, works like a charm (sometimes) lol

d2mini · 03/09/2018, 09:20 AM

I've always liked it too.
And it's not very expensive when you consider how much you are getting compared to other thick gels.

BTW, the only time I use superglue exclusively on a frag is when attaching to a plug.
If attaching to a rock, I always use the superglue - epoxy - superglue sammich method.

MrNurse · 03/09/2018, 09:59 AM

I’m a definite fan of Gorilla Glue gel

FoxFace Fish · 03/09/2018, 10:44 AM

.....meanwhile I am sitting over here with tiny rubber bands (I am to broke for glue)

Member No. 1 · 03/09/2018, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mrnurse

i’m a definite fan of gorilla glue gel

+1

YetiCrab · 03/09/2018, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoxFace Fish

.....meanwhile I am sitting over here with tiny rubber bands (I am to broke for glue)

broke from buying too many frags and colonies?

ca1ore · 03/09/2018, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lsufan

I find if u refrigerate it after opening it will last for a long time. I had that issue until I started putting it in the fridge. The bottle I’m using now I opened 7 or 8 months ago & I used it the other day & it is still fine.

Ooooh, that's a good tip. I stopped using the larger bottles because I ended up throwing most of it away. I use the individual size tubes, but that is less convenient.

MondoBongo · 03/10/2018, 08:33 AM

i've used the Ecotech CG before. i didn't hate it, it just seemed like every other super glu to me, but a bit more expensive.

what i really like are these:

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Glue-15.../dp/B000LGPD64

i use glu like once in a blue moon, and mine was always drying out. but i've found that those little tubes are usually just the perfect amount for 1 use, and the rest stay sealed until i need them.

rocsec1 · 03/10/2018, 08:50 PM

Brs glue works well for me.

03/08/2018, 05:06 PM	#1
RioReefr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 394	Ecotech Coral glue is worthless I bought this glue with high expectations and by far it has worst purchase in my brief reefing career. To be fair, it is actually less than worthless because 3 different times my coral frags fell to the sandbed and they are now trying to recover. Shame on the big reef stores that continue to sell this garbage product. It is almost like it was NOT designed to work in saltwater. I ended up buying some Loctite super-glue for a fraction of the cost ($3 vs. $20) and works so much better !

03/08/2018, 05:10 PM	#2
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	20.00 for glue? That sounds about like ecotech. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

03/08/2018, 05:14 PM	#3
Reef noob_ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: holmdel, NJ Posts: 555	I actually quite liked my CG. I got a free bottle as a sample a year or two back. All super glue is going to have a hard time holding things in place unless there is a large bonding area. I use epoxy for any “sticks” as super glue in general never works for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ________________________ New Build in progress http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2528685 90 gallon DT, 65 Gallon Fuge, Chinese LEDs, LPS and Soft coral reef

03/08/2018, 06:13 PM	#5
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	https://www.amazon.com/Coral-Glue-IC-GEL/dp/B00HNWQYPS Any thick/gel cyanoacrylate will do, the above is good stuff. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

03/08/2018, 08:36 PM	#7
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	yeah but the loc tight is .14oz or 4ml and the ecotech is 30ml so in equal ammounts $22 for the loc tight. we use ecotech for all our frags at the store and is by far the best holding one out there. ( ista, coralafix ect ) __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

03/08/2018, 06:10 PM	#4
ramseynb Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 630	Loc-tite gel and JB Water Weld. You can buy them both on Amazon or at Walmart and numerous other places and they work great together. Just put some superglue gel on the frag/frag plug, a ball of JB Water weld, then another dab of super glue, stick it where you want it to go and hold for 15-20 seconds.

03/08/2018, 06:41 PM	#6
jgal912 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 23	I've always prefered the eccotech...Like that its super thick...just find that once you open a bottle you need to use it all within a couple months

03/08/2018, 09:09 PM	#9
RCS82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Posts: 273	I thought it was great glue. The tube size was bigger too if I remember right, so it wasn't ridiculously overpriced. Yes there's cheaper glue out there that works great also, but I wouldn't let this devastate me __________________ After about a 16 year break from fish keeping, Wow, how things have changed. Current Tank Info: 90g, mixed reef, I hope haha

03/09/2018, 05:52 AM	#12
ReefkeeperZ Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 392	I literally buy 2 tube of super glue gel at the dollar store for a dollar a piece.... been using it for about 14 years never found a reason to spend any higher amount on any other glue. __________________ insert witty catchphrase here

03/09/2018, 06:59 AM	#14
YetiCrab Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 20	This works just fine... https://www.amazon.com/Super-Glue-15...per+glue&psc=1

03/09/2018, 07:02 AM	#15
IdahoCindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sun Valley Idaho Posts: 329	I like the CG and prefer it over others. It's thick and plentiful.

03/09/2018, 07:21 AM	#16
eastlake Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: willoughby Posts: 648	I didn't have great luck with it myself either. I mostly use the loctite gel and found a couple tubes of "surgical grade" super glue gel at the hardware that has worked really well to this point. But, were I in need of a larger tube of glue I'd probably go IC-gel, that's also worked pretty well for me and in these parts is $8 a tube.

03/09/2018, 09:08 AM	#17
Reefiez Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 157	for larger colonies, i go superglue, epoxy, superglue, works like a charm (sometimes) lol __________________ my reef tank is the best skimmer... of my wallet

03/09/2018, 09:20 AM	#18
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	I've always liked it too. And it's not very expensive when you consider how much you are getting compared to other thick gels. BTW, the only time I use superglue exclusively on a frag is when attaching to a plug. If attaching to a rock, I always use the superglue - epoxy - superglue sammich method. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

03/09/2018, 09:59 AM	#19
MrNurse Jedi Master Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 129	I’m a definite fan of Gorilla Glue gel __________________ Current Tank: SPS dominated 150g DT w/ 55g sump, 10g plumbed refugium. Euphotica LEDs, DC return pump, Reef Octopus skimmer, Carbon/GFO reactor and an external dual chamber calcium reactor

03/09/2018, 10:44 AM	#20
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	.....meanwhile I am sitting over here with tiny rubber bands (I am to broke for glue) __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke

03/10/2018, 08:33 AM	#24
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	i've used the Ecotech CG before. i didn't hate it, it just seemed like every other super glu to me, but a bit more expensive. what i really like are these: https://www.amazon.com/Super-Glue-15.../dp/B000LGPD64 i use glu like once in a blue moon, and mine was always drying out. but i've found that those little tubes are usually just the perfect amount for 1 use, and the rest stay sealed until i need them. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

03/10/2018, 08:50 PM	#25
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	Brs glue works well for me.