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[esteadma]

dude. I have never even thought about making your own rock. It looks frickin awesome. Nice work

 

[ROCKINREEF]

no salt creep at all, yes protrudes from top of water.

 

[ROCKINREEF]

thanks all

 

[ROCKINREEF]

ussually i can make apiece, and stick right in in a week, with no leeching or ph spikes

 

[Akwarius]

dude. I have never even thought about making your own rock. It looks frickin awesome. Nice work

Yeah it looks like some extra work but totally worth it by the time your finished you have the exact shape and size rock that you need.

Rockinreef, have you ever thought to incorporate holes for frag plugs?

 

[ROCKINREEF]

i only do holes when the person specifies he wants it in the rock, but i ussaully make them with out, and glue my frags to them.

 

[Akwarius]

i only do holes when the person specifies he wants it in the rock, but i ussaully make them with out, and glue my frags to them.

Gotcha. Is the rock fairly solid or does it crumble easily like live rock does?

 

[ROCKINREEF]

heres some branches too

 

[ROCKINREEF]

it's fairly solid. but has plenty of nooks and crannys,

 

[Akwarius]

it's fairly solid. but has plenty of nooks and crannys,

Dang look at those branches! Do you have a background in art or are you just naturally gifted with these creations?

 

[ROCKINREEF]

i took art in school, airbrush, pinstripping, drawing, and woodworking.

 

[Akwarius]

i took art in school, airbrush, pinstripping, drawing, and woodworking.

Ah that explains it. Its cool that you can translate your talents to reefkeeping as well.

 

[ROCKINREEF]

i had a idea, made one rock, and thought, hmmm wonder if anybody would be interested in buying this rock, so i posted it in a for sale thread and within an hour i had like 30 people messaging me can i make them rock. who would have thought.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Using egg crate for the base structure of your frag rack is smart.

Quick question, do you use rock salt in your rock to make it porous? If not, are you worried about the rock not containing enough life?

 

[ROCKINREEF]

no i dont use rock salt, that just makes it too brittle. not really worried about not having enough life. the rocks have plenty of crevices and is porus, which holds plenty of life.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Rockinreef - Very nice work with making your own liverock - what do you use to make it??

heres some branches too

like this

 

[Akwarius]

no i dont use rock salt, that just makes it too brittle. not really worried about not having enough life. the rocks have plenty of crevices and is porus, which holds plenty of life.

I would rather err on the side of less porous. I would be afraid not only of the rock crumbling, but also it becoming a nutrient trap.

 

[ROCKINREEF]

ah the rock dont crumble.

 

[ROCKINREEF]

well i added buffer to water to have ph at 8.3 and now have a cloudy tank, using diatom filter to polish the water.

 

[Reef UP]

Nice looking stuff like others though what's your ingredients to your mix how much to what its like looking at pictures in a beautiful cook book without a recipe (spelling? Haha)