is this superglue safe?

[Ben M]

hi, i want to stick some java fern to my bogwood, but i'm not sure if the superglue i have is safe. it is called evo-stik, serious glue, fix and repair adhesive. i have read that it must be proper cyanocrylate to be safe, but it doesn't say on the packed. is it safe?

cheers

 

[Kosh42-EFG]

Can't help directly with your question, but I always used Superglue Gel in my reef tank. As well as being a proper cyanoacrylate the thicker consistency makes it easier to work with rather than runny glue...

 

[Ben M]

thanks, i've looked the evo-stik up on the internet, but there is nothing that says it is proper cyanocrylate. any one know if it's safe or not.

cheers

 

[Mark Evans]

i use anything that says 'superglue' works a treat.

moss stones are a doddle now

 

[Ben M]

so it doesn't matter if it's proper cyanocrylate or not. i'm just worried that it'll poison my fish.

cheers

 

[Mark Evans]

o it doesn't matter if it's proper cyanocrylate or not. i'm just worried that it'll poison my fish.

i'm no scientist, far from it, but the amounts i use are tiny. if it says superglue on the packet....hang on1...let me look....

yep, it says cyanocrylate! i've used it in 3 set ups now, with no loss of life.should i do a vid of how i use it?

disclaimer. I by no means endorse this product!

 

[Ben M]

confused. so, have you ever used the evo-stik serious glue?

cheers

 

[Mark Evans]

have you ever used the evo-stik serious glue?

TBH, i use anything that says 'superglue' currently loctite stuff. i may be utterly and completely wrong in my assumptions

 

[Ajm200]

I tried this in my 90l and used a bit too much on the bogwood. The excess went White in the water and looked bird droppings

 

[Ben M]

hi, i'm not going to risk it. i'll go into hull tomorrow and buy some that is definitely proper cyanocrylate, so that i'm 100% sure it is safe.

thanks for all the help.

 

[Mark Evans]

The excess went White in the water and looked bird droppings

you need to control it better.

these are that amounts that i use.(circled)

fine grade fishing line. i can tie 20 of these in 5 minutes flat.

i don't use much more for anubias.

it's up to you.

 

[NeilW]

fine grade fishing line. i can tie 20 of these in 5 minutes flat.

i don't use much more for anubias.

it's up to you.

Thats genius Mark! I'll stick with cotton, but I can see superglue as the future over needle and thread