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MarcoRock arrived this morning!!

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Jessy
, 12-09-2010 at 02:24 PM (2458 Views)
I'm so excited to finally have rock! I received two boxes of 40lbs of rock each from Marcorocks.com this morning. I was super excited when I busted them open and started to take a peek into the box of deliciousness. (Yes, I just described 80lbs of dry rock as boxes of deliciousness. And I'll fight whomever says differently after waiting for a long time to put rock in an empty tank) I'm so impressed with the spread! I sent him a picture of an idea I'm working off of with the rock and asked him for a variety and he did just that. PERFECT selection! I also got the E-Marco Mortar Kit to assist in making a breathtaking aquascape. I've already purchased the acrylic rod and base plate... Mad scientist project soon to come. MUAHAHAHAA.
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  1. stangchris's Avatar
    very nice, its so much fun to start from a scratch. glad to see your tank is coming along
  2. Heathd's Avatar
    Good stuff. He has great customer service, and some nice DIY articles on his site. Im sure youll spend countless hours configuring your rock pile(s)
  3. michika's Avatar
    Sexy, very sexy!
  4. cruelle's Avatar
    very cool...can't wait to see what you come up with
  5. Blown76mav's Avatar
    Sweet progress is a coming.....
  6. Jessy's Avatar
    I picked up the drill for the acrylic rod tonight from a friend... Jessy with power tools in the afternoon tomorrow WOOOHOO
  7. Fat starfish's Avatar
    Cool, interested to see how long it will take to cure?
  8. Turbosek's Avatar
    I used a masonry drill bit and it worked like a charm. I have a question. My tank has been up for 6 months now. I started with 40 pounds of my own live rock that was fully cured with coraline, and 40 pounds of dry rock. I have 3 400W MH that are set to run in 6 hours cycles spaced over a 9 hour period. I am still not seeing any coraline growth on the dry rock, but it is completely covering my existing rock. I have tons of flow from 2 MP40s, and I have 440 calcium readings thanks to my calc reactor. Am I doing something wrong?
  9. Heathd's Avatar
    What are your other water parameters, including phosphates? I know algae will make it hard for coraline to attach, and phosphates inhibit coraline growth.

    Or it could be light shock, and may just need time to adjust.
  10. Jessy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Turbosek
    I used a masonry drill bit and it worked like a charm. I have a question. My tank has been up for 6 months now. I started with 40 pounds of my own live rock that was fully cured with coraline, and 40 pounds of dry rock. I have 3 400W MH that are set to run in 6 hours cycles spaced over a 9 hour period. I am still not seeing any coraline growth on the dry rock, but it is completely covering my existing rock. I have tons of flow from 2 MP40s, and I have 440 calcium readings thanks to my calc reactor. Am I doing something wrong?
    You can take small chips of the purple rock and stick it in crevasses of the base rock. It'll help spread the purple faster.
  11. gnoles's Avatar
    I don't know how good of an idea it was, but I took a wire brush to a coraline encrusted rock that I bought at a LFS. Now it's spreading everywhere, good and bad.
  12. Heathd's Avatar
    I just wish my coraline algae would focus on the rocks instead of my glass. :/
  13. JABlacher's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jessy
    I picked up the drill for the acrylic rod tonight from a friend... Jessy with power tools in the afternoon tomorrow WOOOHOO
    Costco has a great deal on band-aids!
  14. Midnight's Avatar
    Any progress with putting those rocks together? Or are you still trying to glue baffles in place? Really surprised you didn't make Marc make you a sump.