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@Travis_Does_It_All3 жыл бұрын
Yup been making live rock for years. Your narration and techniques are perfect. Sweet video and super informative!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Oh awesome! Thank you so much! 😁😁
@waynes82904 жыл бұрын
Who would have thought making your own rocks could be so interesting!! Look forward to seeing them finally in your tank. Great job and very encouraging. Go girl 👍👍
@SimpleAquariumsLauren4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I can't wait to make more, it's actually lots of fun! 😊👏
@jerebodie9848Ай бұрын
Great video!! ❤ your accent
@HaYNFishKeeper2 жыл бұрын
This was genius Lauren love this diy🤙🏽💎
@rhombifer5662 жыл бұрын
Wow 😮 amazing absolutely amazing nice rocks to
@riteshfamily3693 жыл бұрын
Nice video friend😊❤️👍
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊😊
@bierstick2 жыл бұрын
Great concept for a successful business. Happy to help if you need.
@bognare3 жыл бұрын
So interesting and a great idea because in USA live rock is also so expensive since you buy it by the pound, so the big heavy ones cost so much. That was an awesome idea...
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes they are so expensive hey.
@Unoursdanslaquarium3 жыл бұрын
really good idea! Thank you for sharing it. Good luck for the channel!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊😊
@timeepicvideos3 жыл бұрын
you doing a great job. Would recommend you stay away from that cement and use type 1 white cement.of 42.5 strengh to 52.5 as they do tend to be more durable in the long run and also has a more natural look once it is done
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊😊 ok that’s interesting, thanks for the info 👌
@timeepicvideos3 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zq1iY9VpstXZh2g.html Have a look This is all I made with white cement and using only hands and no molds.You def do a great job and also supporting the environment by rather making your own roc
@bassplayer39746 ай бұрын
Worth getting a magnet and check it all over before start.
@rolisreefranch2 жыл бұрын
Cool! Interestingly, concrete/cement uses soda ash as the hardening agent.
@joshdoesreefing72413 жыл бұрын
I have never considered making my own rock. Good job!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊👌
@tasomsydney26574 жыл бұрын
What a stunning tank, and great idea!
@ThaSilentOne4202 жыл бұрын
crushed oystershell (Animal/farm FEED STORES) and concrete @ 1/3 ratio makes really pourous rock but make sure when u cover it up u put a lid on it and dampen and leave it a few days before u dig it out so it can cure
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
😊 PART 2 - check out the result: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idNxnq-GxqfQfp8.html
@turbocpt13 жыл бұрын
So, here is a tip :) I have been making my own rocks for a long time. Try and get white cement instead of usual grey portland cement. The reason is because if the ash in the grey cement, you have loads of phosphates leeching from the rocks even after curing them in fresh water. You will see what I mean after a while in the tank. The second reason is that once it done, even though it will be covered with coraline eventually, a pure white rock looks lots better than the grey rock in the beginning stages.
@turbocpt13 жыл бұрын
PS!! Sorry, I am like a tip machine today. So what you can also do is to just make lumps of these, then let them dry then chisel them apart and then build structures. I have been doing for years now and you will never go back to stacking rocks again. You can have a look at the BRS video where they do this as well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbCUn5xzzKrRfoU.html
@JasonNalley2 жыл бұрын
the water you're using to cure at the end, saltwater or tap water?
@Goodwillmowing3210 ай бұрын
When you soaked the rocks for 6 weeks, was it salt or fresh water you soaked them in?
@michaelevans4023 жыл бұрын
Insert straws in different areas to make it more porous for filtration
@blooper_013 жыл бұрын
Can I ask what the rock salt is for, does it do something for the mixture? Love the videos.
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! The salt will dissolve in the water when you soak it, creating a nice porous rock 😁👌
@patrickfennell57022 жыл бұрын
Are you using a canister filter on that tank 😢
@gino.from.chicago2 жыл бұрын
Hey how did your DIYive (lol get it?! 😉) rock pieces turn out since making them? How long did you cure them for? Really smart idea!
@andretoles95053 жыл бұрын
Very smart
@TheirWorldAquatics3 жыл бұрын
WOW, that was like digging for dinosaur bones..lol. nothing better that a women thats not afraid to get her hands dirty! Great video, never seen this before, new concept. I know your trying to avoid the skimmer, but Can't go wrong with a protein skimmer to pull out anything that might be within water column as a byproduct of this theory. Time will tell. But still awesome! Keep those videos rolling!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Hehe yeah, will see how we go. Might end up getting one, you never know 😊👌
@ChristianBiggins3 жыл бұрын
Nice work, these look great! So good to discover more Aussie reef youtubers. :) Two quick q's for you; What cement did you use? Just gen purpose stuff? And, where did you get the shell grit ? Thanks!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊 are you a fellow Aussie youtuber too? Awesome! I used Portland cement, just cheap stuff from Bunnings. And shell grit I got from a pet shop or stock feeds place (it’s used for chickens) 😊
@ChristianBiggins3 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren Well, I dont post much. Yep, reefer in Sydney. My daughter works at a place that sells chickens and just told me they have it. Should have asked her first! :)Thanks for the reply.
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Oh awesome!! That’s perfect then. 👏 😁
@taylor4tails4 жыл бұрын
Sayyy what?!? This is so cool!!
@godslayer25602 жыл бұрын
I am from a different country and its hard understand what did you mean about shell get can you please explain me what is it
@michaelflying2 жыл бұрын
What water do they cure in. Normal or salt?
@user-ux8oy1ps1h3 жыл бұрын
❤👍
@n0ff903 жыл бұрын
Hello,from where can you find that salt for the rocks?Thx
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
I bought it from a stock feeds shop. The salt is used for horses. 😊
@n0ff903 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren Thank you,i m gonna try to find it ☺️
@n0ff903 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren Hey. I have another question. Do I really need the salt for the the rocks or does it work without too? Thank you 😊 .
@MrDon9673 жыл бұрын
Video starts 2:58
@jr-hc2iv3 жыл бұрын
THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL! Will this work in a freshwater tank?
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Yeah will do for sure! 😁👌
@jr-hc2iv3 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren awesome! it wont mess with the PH?
@ezlvl7955 Жыл бұрын
Get on to making the rocks already
@brettwalden63432 жыл бұрын
What kind of sand did you use?
@Dingy1133 жыл бұрын
What salt did you use?
@sandygeraldmagbanua53313 жыл бұрын
Where did you bought your reciepe?
@stephenperry99473 жыл бұрын
Depending on how difficult they are to ship, you should look into making these rocks to sell. Undercut the pet store by a few dollars and people will be buying yours. 🤑
@waynewayne96933 жыл бұрын
Who would buy this shit? My god these are ugly and look like where a cement truck took a shit. I would never allow this shit in any of my tanks….. hell I wouldn’t even allow this to lay in the yard!
@insanity42242 жыл бұрын
@@waynewayne9693 is your surname ‘Ker’ by any chance??
@pakcom-vl9kd3 жыл бұрын
Nice what do you about using other materials to make it lighter, plastic?
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
I’m not too sure what you could do to make it lighter, maybe not use as much cement in the mix? 😊
@pakcom-vl9kd3 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren Lol, I think gonna try with acrylic mixed with cement, as pure cement, sand, oyster shells got really heavy. Thanks
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Let us know how it turns out 👏
@pakcom-vl9kd3 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren sure will thanks
@jack956702 жыл бұрын
Add a good amount of perlite it makes it much lighter.
@Harolddespui3 жыл бұрын
Dry rock is like 5 bucks per kilo here in Europe, that's not expensive though?
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! $20-$30 per KG in Australia
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
You’re very lucky then! 😊
@Harolddespui3 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleAquariumsLauren Maybe the Australian government handles a ridiculous high importtaxes or something? Afaik in the US dryrock is also cheap.
@SimpleAquariumsLauren3 жыл бұрын
Possibly? not sure why it’s so expensive 🤔 wish it wasn’t 😩
@juddylallemand23405 ай бұрын
@SimpleAquariumsLauren more nowdays! Just saw some on ebay for $90 per kg.
@rhombifer566 Жыл бұрын
Not to mention, it’s probably illegal
@bryanhaen67503 жыл бұрын
I don't think that this rock will filter the water like live rock would in a reef. It looks nice but I don't see how it will aid in biological filtration.
@willix_21923 жыл бұрын
You dont need live rocks, for exemple dry rocks take longer to cycle the tank, but if you get enough surface for the bacterias to multiply, I don't know how it wouldnt work knowing that a lot of modern reefers use manmade rocks
@bryanhaen67503 жыл бұрын
@@willix_2192 yes, so do man made rocks have the same surface area as the much more pores rock that most reefers tend to cure as live rock? My understanding is the bacteria will grow all through the rock it self and a man made rock is much more dense with much less surface area.
@steveny19532 жыл бұрын
If you were a guy people would be clowning on you
@SimpleAquariumsLauren2 жыл бұрын
I can assure you, just in the same way you took the time out of your day to tell me this… being a woman wouldn’t stop people “clowning” on me if they really wanted to. 😊👍 luckily I couldn’t care less if they did.