Make Your Own Live Rock

by **wax_static** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:58 am

kung may makikita siguro ko sample, umpisahan ko yan

kung sa tank ko lang i-cure yung DIY LR mga ilang months? <<<< very interested

by **jimsar** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:37 am

wax, don't cure in your tank. PH of newly made rock is around 11 - 12 because of the cement. Can be cured in fresh running water, but you'll be hard pressed to find clean running water around town. Sa ilog sa probinsya is a better choice. Once the PH is down to neutral, you can put some in your tank for "seeding". Ako, I used "running" water from my RO/DI waste water during the winter. During summer I use the waste to water the plants around the house.

The way I made mine, I used sand as casting mold, iba-ibang shape, kasing laki ng maliit na pomelo. Then I mixed the cement, aragonite and crushed shell, pag OK na ang consistency, I pourned into the mold until dry. Use a small batya, para hindi masayang ang extra sand. You may have to play around with the mixture. Dapat porous ang labas. Sobra ang semento at tubig, matigas; kulang, it will crumble. Do the noodles or rock salt later, after you've got the mixture down pat.

One thing to add - it is unrealistic to expect 100% homemade rocks in a tank. Siguro 80 - 20, 80% natural live rock pa rin, 20% homemade. Unless very successful ang seeding sa dagat, then you can go 100%. Masyadong malamig ang dagat dito sa amin, ibang iba ang mga organisms dito, hindi compatible sa tropical reef. So, I've never tried naturally seeded artificial rocks.

by **wax_static** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:00 pm

by **Fugu** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:45 pm

A large plangana or an old styrofoam shipping container with aragonite sand inside can also be used for moulding different shapes. Make an impression of the desired shape on the sand and pour the aragocrete. Yung extrang aragocrete, make plugs for frags using egg boxes. Limited ang shapes na magagawa mo using coconut shells.

by **wax_static** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:20 pm

by **tengwa** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:44 pm

by **wax_static** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:05 am

yes sir tengwa, mas marami options, there will be no liverock that will be exactly the same in shape.

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