DIY Gravel - Aquarium Advice

jacktheknife · 12-08-2004, 03:53 AM

Hi- I have a method of making [acronym:58647143ed="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:58647143ed] aquarium gravel that I though you all might be able to use-- its really quite simple!

Materials:
(1) or more Big Rock(s)

Tools:
(1) Big Hammer.

Procedure:

1. Strike big rock with big hammer until it breaks apart into smaller rocks.

2. Analyzed the size of the new rocks. If the rocks are bigger than the desired size, strike them again. If they are smaller than you wanted, get a new big rock.

The completed small rocks become your aquarium gravel-- that's all there is to it!
Hope you find this helpful!

scuba_steve · 12-10-2004, 12:01 AM

lol thats funny

jacktheknife · 12-10-2004, 03:32 PM

atleast one person has a sense of humor

is that the greatest american hero?

scuba_steve · 12-10-2004, 03:50 PM

yea heheh i like silly stuff like that but ya will find so many here dont !

BONESTOCK · 12-19-2004, 06:50 AM

TomK2 · 01-22-2005, 02:21 PM

Can you post a diagram and pics? :P

Kasakato · 01-22-2005, 03:12 PM

Thats too hard for me to do. I need help!

spongebob69 · 01-27-2005, 04:01 AM

How long before someone takes this too seriously and complains about the danger of sharp edges on ur [acronym:f08064d6fb="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:f08064d6fb] gravel?

AlonelyCody · 01-27-2005, 04:11 AM

[acronym:a192b55eec="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:a192b55eec]

BillyZ · 01-27-2005, 11:53 AM

[acronym:dda684410a="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:dda684410a]... that was my first thought until I realized he was kidding.

We have a great sense of humor here, and a great community. We just try and keep things.... organized. This way new-comers know where to expect serious advice and where to expect other things a bit more off the wall. We really have nothing against a little humor, we just don't want the "serious" boards flooded with it, thats why one of us.. (sorry, gotta do me job

) eventualy pops in and says, please keep these topics in the Lounge.

12-08-2004, 03:53 AM	#1
jacktheknife Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Central Iowa Posts: 229 Images: 1	DIY Gravel Hi- I have a method of making [acronym:58647143ed="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:58647143ed] aquarium gravel that I though you all might be able to use-- its really quite simple! Materials: (1) or more Big Rock(s) Tools: (1) Big Hammer. Procedure: 1. Strike big rock with big hammer until it breaks apart into smaller rocks. 2. Analyzed the size of the new rocks. If the rocks are bigger than the desired size, strike them again. If they are smaller than you wanted, get a new big rock. The completed small rocks become your aquarium gravel-- that's all there is to it! Hope you find this helpful!

12-10-2004, 12:01 AM	#2
scuba_steve Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 2,151 Images: 11	lol thats funny __________________ good luck keith

12-10-2004, 03:32 PM	#3
jacktheknife Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Central Iowa Posts: 229 Images: 1	atleast one person has a sense of humor is that the greatest american hero? __________________ "You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain; I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care. As the peach blossom which flows downstream and is gone into the unknown, I have a world apart that is not among men." -Li Po

12-10-2004, 03:50 PM	#4
scuba_steve Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 2,151 Images: 11	yea heheh i like silly stuff like that but ya will find so many here dont ! __________________ good luck keith

12-19-2004, 06:50 AM	#5
BONESTOCK Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MA Posts: 183 Images: 2	haha

01-22-2005, 02:21 PM	#6
TomK2 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL Posts: 1,953 Images: 2	Can you post a diagram and pics? :P __________________ Tom's Tank - The web's best (only?) Motorcycling, trap shootin', aquarium site - IS BACK! With a new url. Oceanic 55+,two Fluval 404's,In-line 300W heater,Moderately planted with Polyvinylus Chloridus sp.=the only plants that last in my tank

01-22-2005, 03:12 PM	#7
Kasakato Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 265	Thats too hard for me to do. I need help!

01-27-2005, 04:01 AM	#8
spongebob69 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kingston, ON Canada Posts: 125	How long before someone takes this too seriously and complains about the danger of sharp edges on ur [acronym:f08064d6fb="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:f08064d6fb] gravel? __________________ I AM Canadian Got Beer?

01-27-2005, 04:11 AM	#9
AlonelyCody Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ogden Ut Posts: 222 Images: 7	[acronym:a192b55eec="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:a192b55eec] __________________ Cody 55 gallon - Live plants, gravel: 3 Bala Sharks, 4 Tiger Barbs, 3 Long Finned Rosy Barbs, 1 Tire Track Eel, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Gold Gourami, 2 Gold Barbs, 1 Pecock Eel ,1 Chinese Algae Eater. 45 gallon - Live plants, sand. 6 Cichlids = 1 Pink Convict, 1 Electric Yellow Hap, 1 Kenyi, 1 MUTT, 1 Johanni Mbuna, 1 Jacobfreibergi Peacock, 1 Plecostomus. 1 gallon - [acronym:270aadbcc3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] - crushed coral, live rock. 4 Dwarf Hermit Crabs, 2 Astraea Turbo Snail. Hitchikers - 1 green shroom, 2 polyps, and one muscle. 1 gallon - [acronym:270aadbcc3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] - crushed coral, live rock. 4 Dwarf Hermit Crabs. Hitchikers - 4 yellow polyps. **10 gallon sump attached to both the 1 gallons. 10 gallon - [acronym:270aadbcc3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] sand, rock. 30ish Cichlid fry. 30 gallon - DOWN - Awating [acronym:270aadbcc3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:270aadbcc3] or [acronym:270aadbcc3="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:270aadbcc3]

01-27-2005, 11:53 AM	#10
BillyZ Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 3,622 Images: 6	[acronym:dda684410a="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:dda684410a]... that was my first thought until I realized he was kidding. We have a great sense of humor here, and a great community. We just try and keep things.... organized. This way new-comers know where to expect serious advice and where to expect other things a bit more off the wall. We really have nothing against a little humor, we just don't want the "serious" boards flooded with it, thats why one of us.. (sorry, gotta do me job ) eventualy pops in and says, please keep these topics in the Lounge. __________________ Acronyms and Abbreviations

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