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

 

[chrischeyne]

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

just use fishing line or cotton much safer. and let it take on it own
i raped some java moss around a cave 2 weeks a go and not it growing on there

 

[Ben M]

hi, i would use cotton, but the wood i want to attach it on is full of dips, so the cotton doesn't hold it on

cheers

 

[Truck]

i raped some java moss around a cave 2 weeks a go

 

[Ben M]

that's what i was thinking. any thoughts about the superglue though truck?

cheers

 

[Truck]

Should be fine, do you have the packaging?

 

[Ben M]

i don't think so, i just have the tube. (it's my dads)

cheers

 

[Truck]

I'm not too sure, I'd just get some cheap wilko cyanocrylate.

 

[Ben M]

so, shall i go for it, or should i go tomorrow and get some from wilkos? if it is even slightly possible that it could kill my fish, then i'm not going to risk it. it's just a bit annoying that i'll have a huge piece of bogwood in my room. (it smells a bit as well.

cheers

 

[Truck]

Without knowing the ingredients I wouldn't trust it.

 

[Ben M]

thanks, i'll get some from wilkos tomorrow then. which one do you use?

cheers

 

[Truck]

Wilkos home brand, it says cyanocrylate on the back and is in a white packet.

 

[Ben M]

thanks, i'll have a look then.

cheers

 

[Defiance]

Evo Stick, the original had petro-chemicals in, mainly in the form of solvents etc etc

The latest incarnation is solvent-free but i wouldn't think of using either

Stick with superglue (most know what it was made for, if you didn't do a search you'll be surprised i bet)

Tony

 

[lljdma06]

i raped some java moss around a cave 2 weeks a go

I think the poster meant wrapped, not raped.

I agree, you should know the ingredients of the glue you are using. If you don't know or can't tell, don't use it.