AdamHorton
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Next thing I want to do to my tank is add about 50 lbs or so of live rock. I live in Chillicothe, OH, and I work in Cincinnati, OH, but my LFS is near Columbus, OH. I'm still uncertain if I want to just buy cured LR at $6.50/lb, try to buy uncured LR, or try to make my own out of Argocrete or something. I only have experience buying 50 lbs of cured LR to cycle my tank with.
If I buy uncured LR, I'm thinking about trying to cure it in my garage. I measured the temperature in my garage and it was 80 this morning (outside temp was in the 60s), I don't see it getting any hotter than 85 in there in mid-day, and over the next couple of months the outside temp will drop maybe a max of 15 degrees average. I guess my garage is pretty well insulated. Do you think that with a heater, I could keep the temperature stable enough to cure LR?
Has anybody had good experiences/good prices ordering uncured LR online? What about making it out of concrete? I've read the articles about it but I'm having trouble getting a good idea of what everything costs...
If I buy uncured LR, I'm thinking about trying to cure it in my garage. I measured the temperature in my garage and it was 80 this morning (outside temp was in the 60s), I don't see it getting any hotter than 85 in there in mid-day, and over the next couple of months the outside temp will drop maybe a max of 15 degrees average. I guess my garage is pretty well insulated. Do you think that with a heater, I could keep the temperature stable enough to cure LR?
Has anybody had good experiences/good prices ordering uncured LR online? What about making it out of concrete? I've read the articles about it but I'm having trouble getting a good idea of what everything costs...