Mako Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hello everyone, I am planning on making some DIY live rock and I would like to use some crushed coral to do so, After watching youtube several times, I like the Crushed coral version better then the oyster shell look. anyways if some body has some sitting around I would like to buy. send me a PM or email I will get back to ya thanks in Advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I made some with crushed oyster shell, I can take some close up pictures tomorrow and post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Cool I would appreciate that thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Here are six pictures, two for each piece, one is the entire piece and the next will be a close up. If you want, I have 3/4 bag of white Portland cement (roughly 70 lbs) and three bags of crushed oyster shells (50 lbs each) free if you can come and pick them up. The recipe I used was: 3 cups cement, 2 cups oyster shells, 1 cup softener salt (Diamond Crystal Solar Salt 40 lb. Extra-Coarse Water Softening Salt : Home Depot). I didn't follow the recipe exact, some times I tried 1 1/2 cups shells or 2 1/2 cups cement. Cave made with a balloon: close up: Half cave made with a plastic cup: close up: Long prism made with the long edge of a plastic tub: close up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Nice! Great DIY action there! Have you used DIY rocks in any of your past builds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Very cool ceastman I've thought about doing this too...have these been in a tank long? Do you have any pictures of them after they've been cycled and covered with stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Pmed Ceastmand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 All, Nope first time making my own rock, it is still in the garage curing, PH is still high. I am doing weekly water changes using the wastewater from the ro/di unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Wow I like the texture of those 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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