I've been looking into making my own reef structures - the current structures I have just aren't doing the job I want them to do at this point. I don't work with cement. So to start:
www.tcmas.org
www.tcmas.org
I've been going off of these links. I think I have a basic recipe of 1 part portland cement, to 1 part perlite, to 2 parts aragonite/crushed coral by volume, adding water as necessary.
What I'm currently confused about, is the different types of Portland Cement. I do not need a 100 lb bag of cement. I do not want a 100 lb bag of cement. And it's hard to find a 50 lb bag of cement. I've found Tech-Mix's Portland-Limestone cement, and Type 1L cement, but I'm not sure if those are what I'm looking for. Would anybody know if Type 1L cement would work for making aragocrete?
Additionally, I'm confused: does adding salt to the mix of cement + perlite + aragonite actually make the rock more porous?
DIY Live Rock?
after some searching i found DIY LIVE ROCK....... now what is everyones opinion? I found that ......1 pt. white portland cement, 2 pts Crushed oyster shells, and 3 parts ROCK salt? What risks are involved with the rock salt? Is this a bad idea? Has anyone here done this? What risk is...
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sand from menards
is this the stuff that everyone has been looking for at menards? http://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/landscaping-materials/ground-cover-materials/white-play-sand/p-1934742-c-5648.htm
www.tcmas.org
I've been going off of these links. I think I have a basic recipe of 1 part portland cement, to 1 part perlite, to 2 parts aragonite/crushed coral by volume, adding water as necessary.
What I'm currently confused about, is the different types of Portland Cement. I do not need a 100 lb bag of cement. I do not want a 100 lb bag of cement. And it's hard to find a 50 lb bag of cement. I've found Tech-Mix's Portland-Limestone cement, and Type 1L cement, but I'm not sure if those are what I'm looking for. Would anybody know if Type 1L cement would work for making aragocrete?
Additionally, I'm confused: does adding salt to the mix of cement + perlite + aragonite actually make the rock more porous?
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