The Ultimate DIY Rocks!
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Aqua Keepers
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Use moist sand to make different shapes. There's a sweet pillar thread around here that shows some cool ideas. I think tankslave posted a pic, he's useing pvc and forming around it. I think I'm gonna try it as well.
Joshsmit56001
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Yea I have seen that thread. I like the look of the pillars
Urban_Squrill
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I have a bag of rock salt that has calcium chloride in it. Is it safe to use in diy rocks?
tankslave
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Aqua Keepers
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Yup, thats the thread.
Travis L. Stevens
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You're so happy, you double posted :lmao: Just kidding. It looks great. It looks just like mine.
It has been a great thread!!
I am starting a new tank and got my list together for the DIY rock.
Portland Cement
Target Play Sand
Aragonite Caribsea Sand
Crystal 99.89 % Rock Salt
Told the wife it's not her if the toilet water looks different.!!
Now I did notice I had a couple bags of colored gravel from my freshwater tanks years ago (I can't throw anything away) and was wondering if upon anyones guess if it would add or subtract to the overall betterment of my DIY Creations.
I am starting a new tank and got my list together for the DIY rock.
Portland Cement
Target Play Sand
Aragonite Caribsea Sand
Crystal 99.89 % Rock Salt
Told the wife it's not her if the toilet water looks different.!!
Now I did notice I had a couple bags of colored gravel from my freshwater tanks years ago (I can't throw anything away) and was wondering if upon anyones guess if it would add or subtract to the overall betterment of my DIY Creations.
Rhodophyta
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I took a bunch of colored aquarium gravel with me to two of the aragocrete workshops this summer. Many of the aquarists there were freshwater. I think they were basically but not exclusively the ones using the colored gravel, and I would not like anything they made in my aquariums, but personal tastes are different. If you use colored gravel some people will love it and others will hate it. It's probably safer to avoid the extreme reactions and not use the colors. I also brought driftwood and mentioned it was freshwater driftwood only.
Travis L. Stevens
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Be careful as some of the colored gravel is just painted and could flake in the rock making process, or in the display tank. I don't know the chemical properties of the paint and its suitability in a marine environment.
Urban_Squrill
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I was remember reading somewhere about people using muriatic acid in their curing tubs to make the rocks cure faster. Anyone have anymore information on this?
Rhodophyta
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Muriatic acid is a lower grade of hydrochloric acid. It contains contaminants that give it a yellowish color.
Fishboy1230
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What is everyones favorite additive to speed curing time?
thanks!
thanks!
Travis L. Stevens
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I agree. Daily 100% water changes with hot water and a powerhead for circulation was the quickest and most cost effective for me. I think I reduced the time of a bathtub full of rocks by about two weeks this way. Plus, my apartment pays for our water usage
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