What is the best Epoxy?

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  1. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    I have searched trough the forums, checked out reviews at on line stores; still not sure what the best option is. What is the best Epoxy? And where do you find it? Is my best bet something at Home Depot?

    Any help would be great, need to get my corals held down.
     
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  2. reefmonkey

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    JB WaterWeld from HomeDepot. I've used it for 'scaping and frags. Skimmer might go a little nuts for a bit but that's the only thing it will effect in your system.
     
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    knighttime991 Astrea Snail

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    not the one foster and smith sells that crap sucks and its expensive
     
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  4. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    guess i will go with the JB, if no one has any other suggestions.
     
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    I've been using JB WaterWeld for a long time and AquaMend for years before that. So have many many other hobbyists that don't want to get robbed when buying 2 part epoxy. I can buy 2 tubes for the price of one of the "coralline" colored stuff.
     
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  7. Thatgrimguy

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    I would hardly call $1.99 being "Robbed"... That's what my LFS charges for a box. What color does JB WaterWeld dry as? And how much is it?
     
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  8. reefmonkey

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    Now keep in mind that this is the first site I pulled up and it's been discontinued by SS.

    AquaScape 2 Part Epoxy - Coralline Purple

    Here's the second
    Aquascape Epoxy Coraline Color

    3rd

    Boston Aqua Farms Coralline Colored Epoxy Putty - 05284 - AquaBuys.com

    Now this may cure white but who cares. Coralline grows on it fast if your param's are where they should be.

    Shop J-B WELD 2 Oz. Interior/Exterior Epoxy Putty Stick at Lowes.com

    Grim, if you're buying 2oz of colored epoxy for a $1.99 I'd like to get to know your LFS.
     
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  9. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Thanks for the input all.
     
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    I've got a box I pulled right from my fish storage room with a little 1.99 orange sticker on it lol. Surely it's just tagged wrong then.

    As long as it isn't black. I got some stuff once that cured black and never seemed to grow over.
     
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