djay Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi could someone tell me if I could use super glue on internal filter, would it be safe for the fish, Thanks Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I don't know about superglue (I would assume it is toxic, people try to stick their dentures back together with it and it can have ill effects). Use aquarium silicone. You are using it to glue what to what in an internal filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Superglue has been used in fish surgery "Superglue in Surgery Superglue has also proved to be a life-saver. During the Vietnam War soldiers were issued with tubes to seal stomach wounds in the battlefield. A redefined formulation is now used to seal post-operative wounds worldwide. It has also been used in veterinary care. A tortoise who cracked its shell after falling from a second floor window was successfully glued back together. Racing pigeons have had their feathers superglued, fish have had their fins re-attached and horses have had their split hooves bonded together. " Reefers superglue coral and polyps together and I found this reference too... "I have used superglue to good effect on fish. We used commercially available superglue (Loctite super glue gel) as an alternative to suturing an incision (25-30 mm long) made to implant acoustic tags in European eels (Anguilla anguilla)- following Baras & Jeandrain (1998). Not surprisingly, we found that the key to successful adhesion was to ensure that the surface was blotted as dry as possible. We recaptured one of the tagged eels ca. 3 months after release and the scar was only just visible. In fact if it had not have been pit-tagged we wouldn't have identified it as a acoustically-tagged fish (as the tag had died). There are cyanoacrylate glues available for surgical usage which are far more expensive than the regular superglue you can buy in the shops, but are less aggressive to the fish's tissues. ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Superglue is safe once it's FULLY cured. Same for Silicone, epoxy resins (araldite etc), Polyurethane (gorilla glue). You may need to experiment to find which one sticks to the plastic of the filter though. Cheers Ian The dentures people must not have waited long enough for the glue to cure :-? (maybe they didn't want the pizza to get cold or something ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 "Superglue in Surgery ' This is used for gluing skin edges together in plastic surgery. It isn't the same as the superglue you buy off the shelf in the Warehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hmm it appears to be in one of the cases I cited above... We used commercially available superglue (Loctite super glue gel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 It's not the same composition, but the only reason it's changed is because normal superglue causes irritation. Once it's fully cured, I believe it's perfectly fine. And if it doesn't cause any problem in marine tanks used directly on corals and mushrooms, I'm sure it's going to be fine to use it on a filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 you see in our fish tank we use a glue cant remeba wat its called but it is like clay and it is purple soz that i couldnt supply you with a name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thats very interesting,i might have to try some on my dentures :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Hehe, You paid 5x as much for purple dyed aquakneadit, didn't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Urban legend says that Superglue was developed for field surgery during the Vietnam war. It actually needs a some moisture to set, humidity is usually enough. I am a suppository of useless information. Thats right suppository, I'm a pain in the A**e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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