Esqueleto Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 How long did it take for the grout to cure and pH stabilize? for me took 4 days under strong flow and changing the water twice a day. Quote Link to comment
Bubba30 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'd really like to make something like these: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/2014/ What do you think about sanded grout with just coarse salt. I'd just have to find the sweet spot so it doesn't crumble. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 for me took 4 days under strong flow and changing the water twice a day. Really? Thats way faster than I expected. Very cool. Quote Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 for me took 4 days under strong flow and changing the water twice a day. That..... hmm. Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I'll be buying everything for this tonight. It's going to be a weekend project. Have you added any livestock to the tank with this rock in yet? Quote Link to comment
ny300z Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 great job looks perfect! 1 Quote Link to comment
Esqueleto Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 I forgot about this thread sorry for not responding. Ill be posting some pictures later this week. Been busy selling this rocks locally I'll be buying everything for this tonight. It's going to be a weekend project. Have you added any livestock to the tank with this rock in yet? I dont have any livestock yet because I was out of town for 3 weeks. This weekend Ill be adding a fish to see if everything is fine, atleast the water parameters are in check. Let see if theres no poison in those grout mixes lol I should hire Heisenberg to test the rocks :| 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ill be posting some pictures later this week. Cool please do. I made several pieces a couple weeks ago, have them with a powerhead and dialy water changes for almost 2 weeks now, Ive not tested the water though. Does yours have sand on one side? All mine have some stuck to them on the side they laid on. Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I made one piece with a small batch i made. Curing in a bucket now. Hope this works out ok!!! i like the rock i made although it did come out a bit small. poison in the grout?!?! uh oh... Let us know if mr fishy goes belly up Quote Link to comment
Esqueleto Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Cool please do. I made several pieces a couple weeks ago, have them with a powerhead and dialy water changes for almost 2 weeks now, Ive not tested the water though. Does yours have sand on one side? All mine have some stuck to them on the side they laid on. the first batch came with a little bit of sand on the bottom, the second batch and third one not because I used 100% crushed coral as the mold, you could use the salt for the mold too and that way it will dissolve in water. Now Im using 100% salt as mold. Will post some pictures later. Im pretty sure the rocks are reef safe, theres a lot of people using this formula with success. My 90g is 100% DIY live rock since I liked the look of them better than real reef rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Is it ready to go after the ph is good? Quote Link to comment
frankdontsurf Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Anyone made any cylinders like this? How would you make a cylindrical shape? Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Made mine (first small rock) on Monday and Ph is still too high. As soon as it comes down, in the tank it goes! I'm really excited cuz I Made tunnel space underneath for my pistol! Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Made mine (first small rock) on Monday and Ph is still too high. As soon as it comes down, in the tank it goes! I'm really excited cuz I Made tunnel space underneath for my pistol! I put two pieces in my sump yesterday and nothing changed so Ima leave it in there for a while before moving it up to my display... Would putting some of the cured diy rock and a piece of coraline covered live rock in a tank with just them and dosing it with something like purple up help the coraline get growing? Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 two weeks in a bucket with a koralia 725 with daily water swap outs and pH is still way too high... any ideas anyone? edit: testing with salifert Quote Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 From what I read about diy rock it can take quite a while depending on what you used to make it. 1 Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 well... i guess its just a waiting game then... ...*yawn* lol at this rate id guess another week at least. my little pistol shrimp can keep to his current cave for a while longer edit: 3 weeks later... total 5, and the pH hasnt budged. i think im giving up. ill post a shopping list of what i used, but except for the exact brand of grout, everything else was the same... *le sigh* Quote Link to comment
ifarmer Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 How long do you have to cure these rocks? If I do not use the salt, do you think I would need to cure it as well? Thanks Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 wow. forgot this thread. well I am guessing I didnt let the rock dry long enough before curing it in water. next time id do 48hrs. dry minimum. it did eventually drop in ph. now my pistol has a nice burrow and is just waiting for me to sump my tank and get an algae scrubber amd serious skimmer to add a randalls goby for him. Quote Link to comment
Davidwinchell03 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 What type of salt did you guys use Quote Link to comment
CurtBoswell Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Any ideas on how to make this look like the pukani dry rock fro BRS? Quote Link to comment
killab443 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Any updates on this rock? Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 lights off now, but heres a pic I cropped from a larger one of the rock I made. this rock really attracted the coraline algae to grow on it. been thinking of making another. Quote Link to comment
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