Lilmatty5dimes
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What do y'all think??
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that is pretty sick. i would buy that in a heartbeat.
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that is pretty sick. i would buy that in a heartbeat.
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chadderboxx
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Thanks it's so easy my 5y old helps me. I just made a cave piece my wife had me do we will see tomorrow how it turns out.
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AScarbro14
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That's awesome. Gonna try that on the next tank.
Bluesaltwater87
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the last time my wife and i made DIY live rock we were using balloons to made dome rock. you can try that too.
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chadderboxx
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Ya I had 2 balloons at the house I Tryed on my first batch and popped them both! Lol I just swing sand as a filler so it gives it that ragged look. How did your come out?
Lol allways fun to get messy and it's a arm work out I will say that.
Lol don't wait try it now and add/replace what you got let me know how it comes out.
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Bluesaltwater87
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My Rock came out ok and I popped a few myself. the trick is not to fill the balloon up all the way. We built one up really good and thick so it can handle weight on it. we have made a LOT of DIY live rock. close to 1000 lbs i think. I make it and use some and sell the rest or give it out lol
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chadderboxx
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Post it up I want to see give me ideals of shapes what mix did you use
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Bluesaltwater87
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OK well if you want to make a tunnel you can put a piece of PVC in sand, put a small amount on the bottom than put on the pvc and top it off. after a bit of time you should be able to take out the pvc with out it collapsing. i use plastic wrap and/or wax paper to cover the pipe. just makes it easier.
Next would have to be what my wife calls a gobby play house. it is pvc pipping that is covered up by rock and it is for a pistol shrimp and a gobby relationship. it worked great untell the pistol shrimp took out on of my fish.
that is all i did well that and the balloon caves. I hope this helps with your set up.
my mix was 1 3/4 cup portlan, 1 cup crushed shells, 1 1/2 cup play sand, and 1 to 1 1/4 cup of pie gravel. that was the mix i had the best results in.
Next would have to be what my wife calls a gobby play house. it is pvc pipping that is covered up by rock and it is for a pistol shrimp and a gobby relationship. it worked great untell the pistol shrimp took out on of my fish.
that is all i did well that and the balloon caves. I hope this helps with your set up.
my mix was 1 3/4 cup portlan, 1 cup crushed shells, 1 1/2 cup play sand, and 1 to 1 1/4 cup of pie gravel. that was the mix i had the best results in.
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chadderboxx
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At the rays game!
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Bluesaltwater87
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I remember a few other ideas if you dont mind.
you can make a fan worm tree by making a pillar and drill out some half in holes and set them in like a tree. my worms loved that.
and finally my wife and i are going to make a hand print disk to put on the bottom in the are last name. but when we have kids well have
them do the same thing with us.
you can make a fan worm tree by making a pillar and drill out some half in holes and set them in like a tree. my worms loved that.
and finally my wife and i are going to make a hand print disk to put on the bottom in the are last name. but when we have kids well have
them do the same thing with us.
nitrox36
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Hey when you come visit and see my build we will stop at the local place that has the white, stock up!! lolNow you see it
Now you don't
Also I'm am attempting to DIY live rock. The only problem EVERYONE only had gray Portland cement. I can NOT find white. So plan B is to use PVC primer to make it look like purple algae on the rock.
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Bluesaltwater87
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when I started my old system a long time ago I spent a good 800 to 900 on live rock for the tank than i found out about DIY live rock and i started making all kinds of odd rocks and it looked awesome. I went from 300 lbs of rock to close to 1100 lbs of rock in the system. so I make a lot for friends of mine and whoever is looking for some in the area. My next system will be in this category for systems.
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chadderboxx
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Yes I deffently like my rock better then any live rock I have in my tank or any live rock I have seen at the Lfs I don't know if it's just me or I really do think it far Superior then what I have found. I will say this I will never buy live rock from anyone since I know how easy & Awesome it is to make it yourself.
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amppdx
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How long are you guys giving your DIY rock to cure? I have been doing 30 days in a black bin, being sure to keep the humidity up and then 30 days in freshwater with daily changes. Its painful to wait a full 2 months to use the rock, but I'm terrified of messing up my system just to cut corners.
amppdx
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Forgot to mention...
I went to one HD in my area to get white portland cement 2 times and got nothing out of it and then went to another store and got a sack special ordered for me easy peasy. After using both the white looks better initially, but the grey colors up just the same in very little time and I kind of feel that the grey is stronger, but it could just be a batch to batch thing. My recipe is usually 1 part cement, 2 parts aragonite (or playsand if its just for frags) and 2 parts perlite (puffed glass sold at nurseries) to add bulk and cut down on weight.
I went to one HD in my area to get white portland cement 2 times and got nothing out of it and then went to another store and got a sack special ordered for me easy peasy. After using both the white looks better initially, but the grey colors up just the same in very little time and I kind of feel that the grey is stronger, but it could just be a batch to batch thing. My recipe is usually 1 part cement, 2 parts aragonite (or playsand if its just for frags) and 2 parts perlite (puffed glass sold at nurseries) to add bulk and cut down on weight.
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