I have gone a little crazy with trying to make this aquascape look organic. I keep adding and adding to try to make it look right but I’m thinking however it turns out this time is how it’s staying. Hopefully it’s going to be covered in corals soon enough anyway...
The CaribSea live sand I used for the underside of the aquascape was off color from the rock so you could really tell the difference. I realized I had a bunch of “sand” that came from the rock itself in the bottom of the bin I used to break it up. So I gathered that up in a bucket and started using it for the top.
I kept the top cement consistency like warm maple syrup. Haha that’s the best I can think of. Basically just on the wetter side. It seams to stick a lot better this way. On the sides I had to use a consistency more like toothpaste mostly just due to gravity.
This is where I left it. I really hope it stays similar to this once I rinse it off and get it in water but I am really not sure if it will. The sand on top was super small particle size so I am not sure how well it will stay. Either way, I am so done with working with mortar. I am just gonna take it how it is. ;Dead
I am letting it cure for a couple hours. After, I will give it a good rinse to remove any loose sand. Then getting it into a tub to cure and check for phosphates.
