Pictures of My Rock
Pictures from creation of my first batch of concrete live rocks
sculptures.
Additional pictures of aragocreate cement based rock can be seen
on the aquascaping page.
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Oldcastle Tropical Play Sand.
This is pure arganite sand. It is labeled not for aquarium use. Acording to many internet postings this sand comes from the same sorce as the aquarium brand and is labeled because carabsea has a non compete. Cost 4.99 50 pounds |
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Dry Ingredients Mix
3 parts crushed oyster shell, 1 part crushed coral, 1 part sand, 1 part white cement. Mixed using a garden tool. |
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Sand Mold for table rock.
Aragonite sand mold formed with with 3 holes for table rock legs. |
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Just removal from sand mold.
Table Rock and Branch after being removed from sand mold. |
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After Rinsing
Table and branch rock after being rinsed off to remove lose sand |
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Collection of rocks before curing.
In this picture you can see my daughters old kiddy pool that will be used to cure the rock. |
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Samples of my first batch of rocks
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More Samples of my first batch of rocks
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Close up of rock showing shell deco.
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Sample of a cave rock
The center of this rock is hollow. |
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Samples of my first batch of rocks
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Samples of my first batch of rocks
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Cave and table rocks.
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Arch with holes and bumpy shelf rock.
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An arch style rock
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Sample of shelf and pendulum rock for stacking
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Another Table and Arch rock sample
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Some of my favorite rocks were created using smaller rocks and
broken pieces to the mold of a new rock.
Several Table rocks and large arch rocks were made. These
will be used to elevate the reef structure above the sand.
Another favorite was using a rubber glove to create cave
rocks.
In some cases wet-damp sand was formed and placed in mold
after 1st layer of rock mix. This was covered partially to
create holes and additional texture
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