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Oyster shells in place of sand would probably help the cement hold its form better, however the sand absorbs moisture which aids in the drying process. So instead of waiting 24 hours for my LR mixture to settle I only waited 12 hours. Which is why I chose to go with sand. :)

Woohoooo! Hurray for Rhody buddies! Lol

=D all the reasons I chose I make mine!!! Lol...most importantly it helps to save our reefs.

^^ yeah you don't want to mix the play sand with ur mixture. After I shaped a section of my structure I piled play sand around it so the mixture would hold its place. Thanks aadair! I'll have some new pics up tomorrow (hopefully). I didn't get a chance to get any when I changed the water...

Yes you're right I actually forgot to mention that. The ph of the water should be at 7.5 then the cement should be fully stabilized. Most of what I have read says this should take a week up to 2 weeks depending on the size of rocks. And thank you for the vinegar tip, I'm definitely going to try...

Thanks guys!! 

So yesterday I didn't have the chance to post on here, but I went and dug my rock out of the sand it was drying in. It didn't work out quite like I planned. I had hoped to make my live rock as on complete structure, unfortunately there were week spots in the cement and it ended up breaking into...

This is the 40gb I'm gonna be using. Possibly where I'm going to be putting it. I might take the draws out of the dresser and make cabinet doors or I might jut by a stand. Haven't decided yet. :)

So I'm in the midst of putting together a 40 gallon breeder reef tank. Nothing is set up yet, and won't begin to get set up for at least another month or two. So in the meantime while I'm waiting I've decided to go ahead and create my own live rock structures. There are plenty of benefits to...

So I've been scoping this app out all day and I've been finding some of the threads on here to be quite helpful with some of the more technical things about setting up a marine aquarium that I'm have a bit of trouble grasping. So I thought it best for me to register an account on here and say...