LF Rubble piece w/ coraline alge for seed.

[Krusty]

Hello peeps. Anyone local to the COS area that can sale or hook a guy up with a chunk of rubble to kick start coraline growth? Here's a pic of my 55 gallon tank View attachment 14452 View attachment 14453 View attachment 14454

 

[Krusty]

Lol don't mind the last pic.. that's the pair of snow flakes from Reef Ed. =D

 

[sethsolomon]

just buy some purple tech that has coralline algae spores in it.

 

[Krusty]

Like that purple up stuff? Or tech as in used equipment? However I do have some time turbo snails with some on them... lol... say ahhhhhh!

 

[ValG]

I like the rockwork. What did you use to "glue" the pieces together?

 

[sethsolomon]

Purple up / purple tech. Its a bottle of calcium alk solution with coraline algae spores in it.

 

[Krusty]

Ahh gotcha seth! Thanks.

 

[Krusty]

I like the rockwork. What did you use to "glue" the pieces together?

Used a 5/16 concrete bit and some plastic coat hangers to cut into dowels. Then my brother and I dry fitted pieces together to visulize where we wanted shelves etc... for larger pieces I would drill 2 holes underneath and put pegs in for support.. once we had all our pegs in and ready..we scuplted epoxy "instant ocean, fluval brand" in the joints and around the support pegs.. after that we waited about an hour and the rock wad hardend enough to place back into the tank.

 

[Krusty]

Found what works good with the epoxy after kneading the two parts together get the ball wet before applying it... it can stick to your fingers and pull right back out of the crack your tryin to fill.. getting it wet prior removes that headache. Lol

 

[ValG]

Used a 5/16 concrete bit and some plastic coat hangers to cut into dowels. Then my brother and I dry fitted pieces together to visulize where we wanted shelves etc... for larger pieces I would drill 2 holes underneath and put pegs in for support.. once we had all our pegs in and ready..we scuplted epoxy "instant ocean, fluval brand" in the joints and around the support pegs.. after that we waited about an hour and the rock wad hardend enough to place back into the tank.

Found what works good with the epoxy after kneading the two parts together get the ball wet before applying it... it can stick to your fingers and pull right back out of the crack your tryin to fill.. getting it wet prior removes that headache. Lol

Thanks sharing! I have some 1/2" acrylic rods that i was going to use in my next project but i guess hangers may work better on a smaller pieces. good tip.

 

[Krusty]

Thanks sharing! I have some 1/2" acrylic rods that i was going to use in my next project but i guess hangers may work better on a smaller pieces. good tip.

I would definately recommend coat hangers.. keep the holes as small as possible. Last thing ya want is to break a piece in half =D

 

[Krusty]

Ohhhh and an extra pair of hands is a plus! To hold a shelve up etc while ya plot out where to put you holes for support and for arches