Hands down best fake LR mix

[SaltCreeps]

i found this video and i hope you like the mix aswell, however i wouldnt follow his form making step.

YouTube - DIY Live Rock - by Ed

water runs right through it

[chort55]

What would u suggest for the forms then?? Have you made/ used this rock yourself.... if so how long did it take before it was ready to use

I have a few more questions, but the made/used it yourself is the biggest right now lol

[jolson10450]

Originally Posted by chort55

What would u suggest for the forms then?? Have you made/ used this rock yourself.... if so how long did it take before it was ready to use

I have a few more questions, but the made/used it yourself is the biggest right now lol

yeah good questions, i also want to know the same. i have been looking into making my own for some "filler pieces" for a while.

OP can you give us some more info on it? i hear that the DIY usually has high PH spikes for the first few weeks so that is one of my concerns.

[Sir Patrick]

I beleive this is the stuff that does need to be soaked/cured before use, due to PH issues. There was a disclaimer during the video, to make sure ph held stable, and salinity held at 0 during the soak.

[chort55]

Originally Posted by jolson10450

yeah good questions, i also want to know the same. i have been looking into making my own for some "filler pieces" for a while.

OP can you give us some more info on it? i hear that the DIY usually has high PH spikes for the first few weeks so that is one of my concerns.

I have heard as long as several months on the ph spikes, which is a big part of why I have held off on this so far (although as long as Ive held off I could of had it done, ready and in the tank goin by now Im sure... i've been looking into this general idea for atleast 6-8 months LOL

Originally Posted by Sir Patrick

I beleive this is the stuff that does need to be soaked/cured before use, due to PH issues. There was a disclaimer during the video, to make sure ph held stable, and salinity held at 0 during the soak.

Yeah, the PH issue is with the concrete. Most have said weekly waterchanges, this guy stated daily so I am wondering if that helped speed things... if I remember right he said he did them for about a week in the video

[Sir Patrick]

I wish I could hear the video.

I think I am going to try this pretty soon.

[chort55]

Originally Posted by Sir Patrick

I wish I could hear the video.

I think I am going to try this pretty soon.

Yeah me too, just wanna find some more stuff out about this version of it... most of em I have researched have used reef sand/crushed coral not whatever it was he used in this version (cant think of it and not gonna go watch the video again, kids sleepin next to me lol)

[Heidi]

Whoever tries it start a thread, I would like to make like a "shelf/frag rack" .

[Bluering]

reason for the rock salt?

[Paulo]

The rock salt disolves and leaves the rock porus. Increased surface area makes live rock more live.