320g build/journey/experiment DIY :-)

[reefwars]

What did you find when using just one part? Is there anysize restrictions to rock or larger pieces just take longer to cure??

[Greenmaster]

Originally Posted by reefwars

What did you find when using just one part? Is there anysize restrictions to rock or larger pieces just take longer to cure??

Just one part would cure faster... I just found there wasn't enough strength. The rock with just one part tends to be flaky and weak (the outsides of the rock tends to flake off little by little... it's a pain)... 1.5 parts is about the sweet spot where it is still very porous and has enough strength. May take a little bit longer to cure but it's worth the wait.

[DCDN]

Cant wait to see this filled. Tagging along

[Greenmaster]

Originally Posted by DCDN

Cant wait to see this filled. Tagging along

Welcome aboard

So I was thinking (always trouble when I do that) solder is a pretty good conductor of heat... and it's a lot cheaper then thermal compound I'll just solder the pipe to the aluminum... so I attach all my pipe to the aluminum and all the corners, so I have a nice long single line... I start to solder and I solder the elbow to the small connecting piece then to the other elbow... seems a little difficult but I figure it's just cause I haven't done it in a very long time... then I try to solder the elbow to the long line... not happening... I keep trying anyways... after about 5 min of going "What the heck!" I figure it out... (most people know that to solder you need both pieces to be hot enough to melt the solder so it can "stick") Well it turns out that my aluminum heat sink works well with no solder or thermal paste as it wont let the pipe attached to it heat up enough to solder it. Now I'm going to have to take all the pipe off and solder it before re-attaching it. What a pain. oh ya and there will be no soldering the pipe to the aluminum. (live and learn... darn heat-sink works too well.)

[Greenmaster]

Here is my DIY rock in the ocean and laid out on my lawn.




The rock in her hands is the one she made

[delo978]

It's looking good can't wait to see it in person if you still need a hand to move it later give me a shout I'm just up in Comox by the Air Force base.

[Greenmaster]

Originally Posted by delo978

It's looking good can't wait to see it in person if you still need a hand to move it later give me a shout I'm just up in Comox by the Air Force base.

You bet... there isn't much to see at the moment though... I have a ton of work ahead of me. But I will definitely call you when I go to move the tank... a tank that weighs 1000lbs with about 100lbs of rock inside definitely needs many hands...(but they all need to not be underneath...)