Hey everyone first post here this site looks great everyone seems to be so friendly and knowledgeable about all the aquatic fields
. Anyway over the last few months i have slowly been buying all the equipment needed for a successful reef. The tank is a standard 55 with 3-4 inch deep sand bed. For lighting i have http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewitem.aspx?idproduct=AK01191&child=AK01192&utm_source=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_content=AK01192 and for current i have 2 maxi jet 1200 pro's i also have a http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaC_Remora_Pro_Hang_On_Protein_Skimmer_w_Drain_Fitting_+_Mag_Drive_3_Pump_Hang_On_Spray_Injection_Protein_Skimmers-AquaC-AC3123-FIPSHOSI-ACRPDB-vi.html for my protein skimmer.
Now for the fun part i made some awesome looking diy rock with rock salt white portland cement and crushed ouster shells. After i mixed 1 part cement 2 parts rock salt and 3 parts ouster shells i made molds out of wet sand and let dry over night then put the semi hardened rocks into 5 gallon buckets filled with water. i changed the water everyday to make sure all the lime and other bad stuff would leach out. my ph is 8.2 and my salinity is 1.023. My question is what type of rock would blend into mine best mainly to seed it with bacteria and Caroline maybe some fiji? Anyway i'm running on now so ill end this with some pic's of the rock.
. Anyway over the last few months i have slowly been buying all the equipment needed for a successful reef. The tank is a standard 55 with 3-4 inch deep sand bed. For lighting i have http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewitem.aspx?idproduct=AK01191&child=AK01192&utm_source=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_content=AK01192 and for current i have 2 maxi jet 1200 pro's i also have a http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaC_Remora_Pro_Hang_On_Protein_Skimmer_w_Drain_Fitting_+_Mag_Drive_3_Pump_Hang_On_Spray_Injection_Protein_Skimmers-AquaC-AC3123-FIPSHOSI-ACRPDB-vi.html for my protein skimmer.Now for the fun part i made some awesome looking diy rock with rock salt white portland cement and crushed ouster shells. After i mixed 1 part cement 2 parts rock salt and 3 parts ouster shells i made molds out of wet sand and let dry over night then put the semi hardened rocks into 5 gallon buckets filled with water. i changed the water everyday to make sure all the lime and other bad stuff would leach out. my ph is 8.2 and my salinity is 1.023. My question is what type of rock would blend into mine best mainly to seed it with bacteria and Caroline maybe some fiji? Anyway i'm running on now so ill end this with some pic's of the rock.
