islandVib3s Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Hey I was wondering if any has any experience in making there own reef rock. I know its a mix of argonite sand/crushed coral/fine sand, rock salts and Portland cement. My question is which brand Portland cement? I know there's a long cure time till the ph stabilizes. Im thinking of making branch rock. Thanks in advance for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 3 hours ago, islandVib3s said: Hey I was wondering if any has any experience in making there own reef rock. I know its a mix of argonite sand/crushed coral/fine sand, rock salts and Portland cement. My question is which brand Portland cement? I know there's a long cure time till the ph stabilizes. Im thinking of making branch rock. Thanks in advance for any input. @Gumbymade a bunch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 53 minutes ago, The ReefBox said: @Gumbymade a bunch Thx i sent him a pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Tried it once, looked like grey oatmeal piles…not a fan 😂! Sometimes you just can’t beat the “real” stuff (real or mined that is!). Didn’t seem to get as porous as one would hope despite the rock salt. I remember reading someone’s concern about the cement leaching something but never found out for sure what that could be, I know it has been done successfully so would worry too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Blue Z Reef said: Tried it once, looked like grey oatmeal piles…not a fan 😂! Sometimes you just can’t beat the “real” stuff (real or mined that is!). Didn’t seem to get as porous as one would hope despite the rock salt. I remember reading someone’s concern about the cement leaching something but never found out for sure what that could be, I know it has been done successfully so would worry too much about it. Lol yea ive been watching a few YouTubes on it and alot turned out great. I think there just a few tricks that need to be incorporated. Like after making the imprint line it with different salt sizes to make the outside porous,and mixing in the salt last into the cement lol. I figured it couldn't look that bad if they were branches. Only thing I've found is problems if you dont cure it for a long time,ph problems. But I can't figure out which cement yet. They say Portland cement but there's so many brands. Imma try it sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Here are a couple of many I made. Started feeling like a little kid playing with his blocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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