My DIY Rock/Foam Reef

I haven't done much lately. I've started a little zoantid area on the left pillar. That's about it... other than the fact that I am still fighting some major cyano.

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I've been watching the discussions about the safety of the products and using other products. Mine has been wet for 3 1/2 months now and other than a cleaner wrasse and 2 b/g chromis... nothing else has died. I have 28 fish, 2 cleaner shrimp and plenty of crabs and snails... and my Banggaii cardinals are with babies. My SPS are growing and the zoanthids seem to be thriving as well.
 
but you believe the loss was due to this project?

to the epoxy or the foam?

I ended up setting my tank up last night without the epoxy after reading some had good luck without the epoxy...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12570369#post12570369 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gguertin
but you believe the loss was due to this project?

to the epoxy or the foam?

I ended up setting my tank up last night without the epoxy after reading some had good luck without the epoxy...
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No... I don't believe the losses were due to materials in the project.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12573984#post12573984 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yousmellsfishy
Hey Kannin, How's the coralline growth coming along?
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It's going pretty good but, not as good as the cyano growth. I think if I could've beaten the cyano... there would be more coralline.
 
Im really considering on doing this due to my over abundance of hair and bubble algae. I'm not sure whats easier, scrub down all my old rock (could take forever) or build my own foam rock (will take longer). I'm still debating on what I should do...
 
I am certain it came from the rocks. When I noticed the cyano... I checked my stored water and it as clean. So then I soaked a rock is a gallon of salt water and in another bucket, I soaked some eggcrate. After 12 hours... the phosphate reading from the bucket with the rock was off the charts.

I believe that I did not properly cure and clean the Marco rocks. I cured them in a 10:1 RO/vinegar solution for 3 days. If I were to do it again... I would use a 5:1 solution for at least a week, then scrub the rock and resoak it for a few more days.

I am running 2 reactors and I still have not beaten it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11745179#post11745179 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kannin
I prrof read that post twice and still didn't catch the typo (cooded). How about cooked?
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Ya I stopped on that post and sat and thought, what in the world is cooded is that some new way of cooking the rocks.. Hehe
Awesome tank man really great.
The one thing I was wondering is. By doing this will you be lacking the bio filtration that a normal amount of live rock will give you?
Just a few thoughts.. I think I might give this a try with my next tank build really awesome :)
 
Kannin...

I figured it was from your macro rock. I will also be running a DIY phos reactor to help make sure I dont go off the charts with cyano. I did soak my rock in a water vinegar solution for a few days, scrubbed, then resoaked again so I hoping that mine wont be that bad with phosphate readings (shouldnt be!!).

Fishingpcola...

The vinegar solution removes any dead debree that has build up in the nooks and crany's of the dead live rock (oxymoron LOL). Like Kannin said, soaking and scrubbing will help get all the left over crap out before it enters the tank.

TheNomadRhodes...

The key is to place live rock in the tank during the cycle to seed the macro rock. Once seeding has begun your macro rock will start to become a better biolgical filter as more time passes. This combined with lots of macro algae will complete your bio filtration.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12591325#post12591325 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GIJOE007
Kannin...

I figured it was from your macro rock. I will also be running a DIY phos reactor to help make sure I dont go off the charts with cyano. I did soak my rock in a water vinegar solution for a few days, scrubbed, then resoaked again so I hoping that mine wont be that bad with phosphate readings (shouldnt be!!).

Fishingpcola...

The vinegar solution removes any dead debree that has build up in the nooks and crany's of the dead live rock (oxymoron LOL). Like Kannin said, soaking and scrubbing will help get all the left over crap out before it enters the tank.

TheNomadRhodes...

The key is to place live rock in the tank during the cycle to seed the macro rock. Once seeding has begun your macro rock will start to become a better biolgical filter as more time passes. This combined with lots of macro algae will complete your bio filtration.
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awesome thanks for the reply I think its about time to start planing another tank build
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