yauger March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 I checked out all of the Garf stuff and it's great but all of it looks roughly formed unlike Valeria's discs and domes above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 I don't know what aggregate she used but it is probably just more sand then crushed coral and a little more wet of a mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 top secret information defeats the purpose of a reef club... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeria March 7, 2012 Author Share March 7, 2012 Here is a video from a past fragfest with Almon in the star role. I use a mixture of 4 parts crushed coral/sand and 1 part portland. Follow the directions at GARF.org. thanks Dave!! exactly this! the only difference is I use aregonite and like you said a watery mixture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 8, 2012 Share March 8, 2012 I was talking about what and how you built the molds to make the discs and domes to come out clean and sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon March 8, 2012 Share March 8, 2012 I have some icecube trays that make an icecube in the shape of a ball and made a couple of these half rounds. They're about 2" in diamter and about an inch tall. Just made this out of some old non-sanded grout I had so it might not be good to use in the tank - just wanted to see if the molds would work. These might be nice to use for zoa colonies or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberFrog March 8, 2012 Share March 8, 2012 Those look great Cap'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 8, 2012 Share March 8, 2012 dude that's great! sweet domes for zoas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon March 8, 2012 Share March 8, 2012 They came out better than I thought they would. These are curing now but I think I'm going to get some portland and make a portland/sand mix and make some more. I'll report how it goes. Thanks for the inspiration Valeria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeria March 9, 2012 Author Share March 9, 2012 (edited) I have some icecube trays that make an icecube in the shape of a ball and made a couple of these half rounds. They're about 2" in diamter and about an inch tall. Just made this out of some old non-sanded grout I had so it might not be good to use in the tank - just wanted to see if the molds would work. These might be nice to use for zoa colonies or something. Ron, That looks great! Here are pictures of my zoa bouquets. I call the round structures Valeria's domes Edited March 9, 2012 by Valeria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeria March 9, 2012 Author Share March 9, 2012 Valeria, this cake must be delicious Mufo, if you or anyone else would like some of "Valeria's domes" let me know and I will take some to the next meeting for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon March 9, 2012 Share March 9, 2012 Valeria - That's exactly what I was thinking of when I saw your post and all the shapes. If you want a few when I make these shoot me a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeria March 9, 2012 Author Share March 9, 2012 Valeria - That's exactly what I was thinking of when I saw your post and all the shapes. If you want a few when I make these shoot me a pm. Sure! thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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