Massive DIYLR curing process?

Well, probably the best bang for your $ is to buy a few of those really really large rubbermaid storage bins and use those with some powerheads and a couple of heaters. But what is a massive amount? 200lbs, 500lbs 10000lbs?
 
i challenge anyone to claim thats not massive. You might be able to find old plastic 55 gallon drums for cheap. What about building a big box out of 2x4's, plywood and a pond liner?
 
If you read the Ultimate diy live rock thread there was some one who cured their rock in a stream.

I think the only thing you might have to worry about is any impurities in the water.
 
stream is the best way to go. Any impurities that are in the stream would end up very minute in the live rock so i wouldnt worry about it unless its a really dirty lake or stream. Why do you need so much rock?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9429410#post9429410 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cougarguy
If you read the Ultimate diy live rock thread there was some one who cured their rock in a stream.

I think the only thing you might have to worry about is any impurities in the water.
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Do you recall the member or page that it was on? the thread is a long one, and i've read it several times, but cannot seem to find it?
 
I don't know what page that could be on. I havn't read the thread. I have heard the stream method several times throughout the yrs.
 
if you intend to use this rock in a saltwater tank you need to but the rock into a saltwater stream!! I dont know of any but hey i could be wrong. The bacteria that grow in fresh water are different in salt water so keep that in mind, if your goal is to just allow the rock to stabilize and bleach out then heck ya throw it in a creek!
 
Curing diy rocks is different than curing live rock that is full of dead and decaying sea life. Curing diy rocks is more to keep the chemicals in the cement and whatever else was used to make it, from leaching into your tank once you put it in there. You're looking for what amounts to good clean base rock once it hits your tank.
 
I cured about 350 lbs of diy Rock in rubber bins. I put some small power heads in the bins and changed the water daily for 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks i changed water weekly until i got the PH down. It took right about 8 weeks for mine to cure.
 
By the way, if you are really curing that much you could go and get an above ground pool and put SEVERAL power heads in there. I know everyone says heaters, but i didn't use them and mine cured fine, and in normal time. I did it in the basement, Columbus, OH, middle of winter, so let me tell you the water was no where near warm. I think the key is changing the water often.

What recipe did you use? Got pics of your rocks?
 
Haven't made it yet, and i've searched from RC to GARF to kingdom come for a good recipie, but just when i think i've got one, someone points out a flaw or the like.

I'm hoping to get severeal different densities for each respective layer, due to weightbearing and support issues, but for the most part, nothing out of the ordinary.

Did you have a good recipie in mind?

Thanks,
 
I didn't use just one. I recommend the use of salt crystals or pellets to make the rock more hollow. But is it really about how creative you can be

I like the look with the oyster shells, adds nice texture to the rock. One thing i can say for sure now that i am done with mine and they are in the tank is i would have made them smaller. I thought - man i have a big 180 gallon tank, small rock will take forever to aquascape, so i made the rocks a little bigger then i probably should have. Also now that i have it in the tank i really like the look of the pillars, so i thought about starting all over and making new rocks and doing pillers. Oh one thing i really like is the glove/balloon caves. I think they look cool. Diffenitly get started and make a few batches. THe more i made the more creative i got. In the end i didn't even use the first few batches i made. I have a full tub of cured rock i am not gonna use. Maybe i will save it and see if i can make some pillars or something
 
I've cured DIY rock in both containers and a river and let me tell you that the river was much easier! With that much rock thats alot of water changes!!
 
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