my LFS has been making some pretty cool DIY rocks. they are dark grey.....and have great forms and are pretty light etc.
they told me the rocks are made from the "walt smith DIY rock" recipe. does anyone know what that is?
i love the material that they use, and supposedly the rock doesn't need any curing what so ever. (at least thats what they told me).
i don't need any extra rock right now, but i was thinking of maybe making some frag plugs/discs out of the same material since it doesn't need curing.
i got a couple of small pieces to try out, and i'm pleasently pleased with how they have done so far. half of the time when you buy new live rock, or dead live rock........it developes algae on the rock for quite some time.....most likely due to leaching phosphates or other decaying matter.
in fact, every recent batch of live rock i've gotten in small amounts seems to have been "bad". i've broken a couple open and the centers have been completely black....which i think is a sign of anaerobic bacteria and sulfate formations.
only downside of this DIY rock is that its not really porus for lots of small life (worms/pods) to live in. but that might depend on how you make it. .
they told me the rocks are made from the "walt smith DIY rock" recipe. does anyone know what that is?
i love the material that they use, and supposedly the rock doesn't need any curing what so ever. (at least thats what they told me).
i don't need any extra rock right now, but i was thinking of maybe making some frag plugs/discs out of the same material since it doesn't need curing.
i got a couple of small pieces to try out, and i'm pleasently pleased with how they have done so far. half of the time when you buy new live rock, or dead live rock........it developes algae on the rock for quite some time.....most likely due to leaching phosphates or other decaying matter.
in fact, every recent batch of live rock i've gotten in small amounts seems to have been "bad". i've broken a couple open and the centers have been completely black....which i think is a sign of anaerobic bacteria and sulfate formations.
only downside of this DIY rock is that its not really porus for lots of small life (worms/pods) to live in. but that might depend on how you make it. .
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