man made live rock for you'r fish tank part 1

[thejoeyelas]

thats good but u should use portland salt rock and crush oyster shell :)

[mgkdcx]

It's 'Indo pacific' and 'Aragonite' lol

[thedakon]

Your voice is a very low bass, man. You should quit smoking if you smoke :)

[macmainuk]

can this be used in a freshwater setup....

[TheLucas1608]

that isn't porous enough!!!!!!!! pour a cup of water over it and see if it acts like a sponge. iv made some of this rock and to find the right porous to successfully house bacteria. i did not add the sand. best thing i used was CRUSHED OYSTERS {{ CHICKEN FEED}} with white cement with a 4/1 radio make your rocks in this method and it will be strong enough and porous enough to be live rock. ++ it was cheap cheap cheap

[TheCanadianBalls]

GREAT JOB WAYNE

I SUBED

[BullockDesignConcept]

YOURE MY BOY, WAYNE!

[mrflyfishingak]

rocks ain't alive they are dead they never have lived ha ha I'm just joking

[andrew0901280]

another really cool trick is to use poly-blend. you use one part red and one part blue and it gives it the purple color of corol

[ravi197699]

HI THERE I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR VIDEO ABOUT TONGA AND DIY ROCK AND I MADE MY BATCH AN ITS BEEN CURING IN WATER FROM 39DAYS AND AND LAST WATER CHANGE I DID WAS THREE DAYS AGO AND TODAY I CHECKED THE PH LEVEL IN MY TAP WATER AND IT WAS ALMOST 8.0 AND THEN I CHECK PH LEVEL IN WATER WHRE ROCK IS SITTING IN IT WAS 8.7 MY QUESTION IS . IS IT SAFE TO PUT IN IT IN MY TANK OR I STILL HAVE TO WAIT AND CURE MORE PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU . AND THANK OU FOR YOUR VIDEOS IT WAS GREAT HELP AND SAVE $

[Twiggyholik]

It's been almost 3 months and my rock will not cure,the Ph is still off the charts??? anything would help. thank you.

[465silas]

my man u gotta send me sum rocks man my LFS sell a peice of live rock bout a side of a grown man hand for around 10-20 so I was wondering if u cud send sum of ur stuff my email is silasduke465@yahoo.com email me for my adress man

[Dannybroadsword1]

@465silas my LFS sells an ocelaris clown for $50, and a TINY hippo tang for $200. i buy all my fish online, never a DOA yet.

[vanhalenman60]

indo pacific sea farms .com thewebsite is called  ipsf.com

[cooljz82]

Do you have to cure it in salt water if it's going into a saltwater tank? If yes, how do you make the saltwater, or how salty?

[lesterclaypool1]

@cooljz82 what ? do you mean how do you measure the saly content ? in keeping reefs or salt tanks we use a hydrometer and measures the specific gravity and we use grams per liter ,,, ex  10 :22 would be 22 grams of salt per liter of water ,,, and yes it would be a good idea to first soak these in fresh water for a month then cure them in a healthy salt vat ,,, i keep my vat out side for the sun light ,, then bring it in doors ,,,

[showtime302]

i love the diy approach anything to keep the cost down works for me thanks

[dat673]

hey thanks for the video I have made some rock and was wondering how often should you change the water when curing the rock I have just left the rock outside for about a month just letting the weather and some rain with the sun just trying to start it before I wast any money on the salt

[Ciaglewruchu]

Where can you get the dye?

Thanks for your help!

[hotvws3]

you can get it at a hardware store.

[Ciaglewruchu]

@hotvws3 Aren't the dyes toxic? Has anyone tried to use them in a fish tank.. It doesn't effect the water not fish??

What is the brand?

Thanks!

[jefblamor74]

@Ciaglewruchu do you have any reefer?

[pgmammo]

Just FYI, the name of the company is Indo Pacific Sea Farms. They can be reached through thier website at ipsfDOTnet, or through thier nano lagoon series here on youtube.

[defiythelie]

but don't you need some live rock or live sand in the tank for stuff to grow on the man made stuff< or does it just start to grow from stuff thats already in the water or cement?

[yomexicosfinest93]

can we get rocks from outside such as the park, creek, or river and use it for a tank? if so how should we clean it?

[hotvws3]

yes you can.just soak them in a water bleach solution.all you need is a 5 gallon bucket of water and hafe cup of bleach and 24 hours.clean with water really good.

[yomexicosfinest93]

thanks man, this info you just saved me 30$ or more lol

keep up the good work with the live rocks, and good luck =)

[AerosolRenegade]

no you can't they aren't porous enough.

[sploonge1]

you make awesome rocks!!

keep it up!

[shumebute]

how do u make them ""alive"" please answer cause i didn't get it in the video

[hotvws3]

thank you guys for you'r comments.

[mike101bc]

dats purty awesome

[michaelmp5]

Cleveland is that you?

[mike101bc]

sorry but no .. im not Cleveland... nor do i know who that is.

[skullmaster430]

neato

[CunningStunt123]

Nice Job! Would be quite believeable with a little coraline algae growth! Great project. Thanks for sharing.

[basketball4554]

That looks awesome, that's really cool. I never knew you could make them.

[SLE335]

Wayne! What an awesome project - your pieces look terrific! I am going to try that just for fun. Great video man!!

[LimpitsReef]

I was talking to some friends that wanted to do a video with me on this same subject.

Nice looking stuff, looking forward to the "making of" video.

[ipsfdotcom]

hey Wayne, your rock looks fantastic! thanks for sending the video. I think you may be onto something with the Tonga branch technique. my wife and I just watched your vid -- she's worried about your table top getting scratched, LOL.

[hotvws3]

everything was about 20 dollors.

[LordoftheReef]

One thing to note is that you will have to put a diatom/bacteria starter into the tank to get things growing :)

[LordoftheReef]

Sorry for the million comments, was just curious, how much did you end up spending on all the materials?

[LordoftheReef]

You did put some crushed aragonite in there, right? It shouldn;t matter in the long run i guess, but just wondering as IPSFDOTCOMS's "recipe" alls for it :)

[LordoftheReef]

IPSFDOTCOM is awesome. his man made live rock is great, you just have to make sure you cure it in some RO water to get the PH set up. Otherwise I think it looks great. I ended up buying dead rock simply because I didn't have the materials and space (or the weather) to make my own. When things warm up I will give a shot at making some of my own :)

[TripleDubFishing]

Making what it is,huh? What? Nice video, have fun Wayne.