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Old 03-24-2008, 08:52 PM
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It looks like there is still alot of salt in them. Or am I mistaken?

They look very good though.
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Old 03-24-2008, 09:12 PM
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nope salt is all gone, what you see is argonite sand and bumps where the salt used to be. I find if you do your first 1-2 waterchanges with warm water the salt disolves very rapidly.
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Old 03-24-2008, 09:19 PM
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Thats true I did mine outside last summer during the heat wave.
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STARRY....your last pic looks like it belongs in a "Blair witch" reef!

They do look good!

hillbilly....in the link posted earlier, there is a major long thread regarding MMLR. One of the repeated comments is about useing WARM water to be sure that ALL the salt is disolved from the rock.
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Old 03-25-2008, 02:32 AM
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Yes that makes sense. When I did mine I always refilled the bucket out of the hot tap. Within a day or so it looked like the salt had dissolved completely. Even cold water should get rid of it, it will just take a little longer. I haven't read that entire thread on RC it seems to go on forever. Good luck with the rock!!!
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Old 03-25-2008, 10:51 PM
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Here's some shots of my reef with DIY rock. I don't think I'd do it again. Way too much time and effort.
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Old 03-25-2008, 10:56 PM
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I found it to be rather fun.
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Old 03-26-2008, 05:44 AM
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REEFER ROB...awesome pics to see how the rock (and your tank) aged

STARRY... Maybe you can plan a "rock makin" trip to Calgary and join in on the fun!

OK........my first small batch of mmlr has bees sitting in a bag with some damp paper towels for over 3 days and it look good...feels strong. I plan to take it out tomorrow and begin the air curing. Maybe by the 3rd week of April I will start the water kuring...then hope to be able to place it in the tank the first weekend of June.
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