Newbie looking for a mentor and ID

Glennrf38 · #1 07-27-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

So you first combined the concrete powder and the rock salt in approximately 3:1, then you kept adding water and stirring until what kind of consistancy?

It was pretty soupy. I tried it with a fairly dry mix but it was too hard to mix. So I just kept adding water until I could mix it. The roundish ones I made in a sand mold the others were just drop and plop on to a plastic garbage bag.

TheReefGeek · #2 07-27-2006, 03:33 PM

Which got better results do you think, a mold, or just hand-done on a garbage bag?

Glennrf38 · #3 07-27-2006, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Which got better results do you think, a mold, or just hand-done on a garbage bag?

I like the looks of the hand molded on myself but it is a personal preference I think. With the sand mold, I used a plastic bag between the sand and the concrete but if you like the sand (or aragonite) texture, I would just skip the bag. I have some pretty course aragonite that I might use for the mold next time to give the rock more texture.

Glennrf38 · #4 07-28-2006, 04:02 PM

Well I went out and got 20 more lbs of live rock, stacked it up on the pvc tubing just the way I wanted it, put everything back in. And now to see if it all worked. I still need about 5 lbs of rock to finish up but it'll get there.

Thanks Keith for coming over and giving me your suggestions and encouragement.

Damn that was a long night.........