astroboy February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 Hello. I'm putting together a DIY media reactor, using a plastic jar with a white lib. Specifically, a 1 liter jar of Seachem Reef Buffer. Its the usual plastic jar that just about every sort of media or carbon comes in. I'd like to glue some clear plastic or acrylic pipes to the lid, but nothing seems to work very well. I've used superglue, weld-on 16, a couple of two-part expoxies, and plastic cement. I haven't tried PCV cement yet. Does anyone know of a glue or epoxy that works reasonably well? Thanks!
rioreef February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 If it going through the lid, how about a bulkhead fitting?
astroboy February 18, 2009 Author February 18, 2009 Try uniseals This is good information to have, and I'll be able to use these seals for part of what I need to do, but I really need some kind of glue or sealant.... Thanks!
ctenophore February 19, 2009 February 19, 2009 When nothing else works, try 3M's 5200 marine sealant. That stuff sticks to anything that I've tried so far. I think you can buy a small tube at home depot.
astroboy March 21, 2009 Author March 21, 2009 I finally thought to go to a hobby shop and get their opinion on what might work: Poly-Zap: a super super glue, and Insta-set: an accelerator, dries the glue instantly, you need to have this too. This stuff works great! I think it would probably glue any plastic-type material on the planet pretty well. I had tried a number of 2-part epoxies, Weld-on 16, silicone, and marine sealant, and every glue I could find, but none worked very well.
Origami March 21, 2009 March 21, 2009 Thanks for following up with your solution, Mark. Polyzap and instazap... that's good to know. Here's the manufacturer's page on it. Looks like good stuff. http://zap.supergluecorp.com/pt22.html
lanman March 22, 2009 March 22, 2009 I finally thought to go to a hobby shop and get their opinion on what might work: Poly-Zap: a super super glue, and Insta-set: an accelerator, dries the glue instantly, you need to have this too. This stuff works great! I think it would probably glue any plastic-type material on the planet pretty well. I had tried a number of 2-part epoxies, Weld-on 16, silicone, and marine sealant, and every glue I could find, but none worked very well. I have had very good luck building my frag racks with super-glue and accelerator; not sure why the accelerator makes a difference - but it does. bob
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