epoxy - Ready Source in US

Bruce Carlson carlson at waquarium.org
Thu Feb 22 13:26:52 EST 2001


Until someone actually tests the two-part epoxy sticks in the ocean 
environment, I'd be wary of using them.  In the aquarium the ones I've used 
don't seem to "stick" very well.  They seem OK at first but after a year or 
so they pull away from the substratum, or are easily dislodged.  An 
aquarium is a very benign environment compared to the ocean so I think 
you'd want an adhesive that will hold tight for many years if you use it 
out on the reef.  Otherwise, crabs, fish, surge, etc. will probably loosen 
it up and dislodge it.

Bruce



At 09:12 AM 2/22/2001 -0600, James Wiseman wrote:
>Not to drag this out...but.
>
>I and many others have found this 2-part epoxy stick at the warehouse
>hardware store called Home Depot.  It is manufactured/sold by a company
>called Devcon.  They make a "green" stick which hardens in 20 minutes, and a
>gray stick that hardens in 10 minutes.  The sticks are small...about 3
>ounces each for the price of $2US.  Certainly more expensive than portland
>cement...
>
>I hope this is of some assistance.  I'm sure the Devcon product can be found
>other places.
>
>Cheers
>James Wiseman
>www.reefs.org
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: _._. [mailto:corvid at mindspring.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 9:58 AM
> > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Subject: RE: epoxy
> >
> >
> > At 9:49 PM -0500 2/6/01, you wrote:
> >
> >
> > >Nikki,
> > >
> > >I know of one such epoxy. >
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