• Composition of the "plate" for coral attachment

  • Natasha7622

Hello everyone! Can anyone suggest the composition of the solution for making "tiles" for attaching corals? I know it includes aragonite sand, cement... what else? Thank you!

Beth3383

Cement is not everywhere. There are those that are pressed from pure aragonite.

Caleb6320

Coral crumb can be added.

Kristin

The best material and method for making a plate for attaching corals. A hammer, a file, and a little desire. S.R.K. (dry reef stones) - nothing extra. To be honest, I'm already tired of this hockey in aquariums (at ReefCentral, not with us, of course). P.S. And to all the Al Capone fans who can't live without concrete - crushed sand can be mixed with concrete. Waste-free production. And sell 10 pieces on FishStreet for $15.

Kristin

Yarik, make plates for corals from the Caribbean S.R.K. (dry reef stones). My drill burned out when I was drilling.

Tammy2040

So I took the top part of the coral. The base - yes, it's evil.

Amber6362

Doesn't this suggest that silica was also involved in those pebbles? If the drill was buzzing like that. It's strange to think that something like this could happen with aragonite, that is, calcium carbonate...

Russell8484

So you need to take a carbide drill :-) or spend a little and get a bunch of taps right away.......... :-)))))))))))

Jill1815

They talked and talked... So, what is the composition of the slabs? What is the cement (grade)? What is the proportion of the ingredients?

James5032

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Rita

Thank you, I've already read this and abroad. I wanted something new, original from a national manufacturer. The Chinese attach corals with some wires. Maybe glue the coral to the end of a small strip of PVC, and then cement the other end of the strip? You can easily cut the PVC to remove the coral. Then the coral goes on the rocks in the aquarium. What do you think? At Aquago, they hit the end of the plate with a hammer, and the coral bounces off. It's scary.

John828

You can just tap on the panel for a while. I haven't tried it. Oleg Merkulov suggested it, and he has experience...

David2398

Good day! We made 2 dozen slabs. Portland cement M500 + coral crumb + egg container. In 20 days, I will immerse them in the sea depths.

Joyce

I was advised that I overdid it with compacting the crumbs; the surface turned out too smooth. I think I should wet the slabs with water, then brush liquid cement on, sprinkle with crumbs, and apply liquid cement again with a brush.

Marie5735

It is necessary to add more than 50% aragonite to the mixture volume; then, even with a smooth surface, there will be surface porosity or any pattern can be applied... and no more than 15% water (when the product falls on a hard floor, you will understand why), from practice...

Brian6895

Why fall to the floor???

Sheila

Don't listen to anyone. White cement, you can add fine sand or not, mix it to the consistency of liquid sour cream and pour it out with a spoon, not all at once but by sections. You can also use Portland cement, it's cheaper, for example, white Adana from Turkey. Let it dry for 2-3 days and then remove it from the mold. After that, soak it for a couple of weeks, I did it for two months, as the volumes allow, changing the water every two days. That's it. I use osmosis water. Nothing complicated.

Kevin8087

Here is such a refinement. I am currently soaking it in osmosis.

Michelle1505

It's certainly a troublesome task... If the tiles don't have a foot, you can shape them by hand however you like, both flat and with a hole in the center, larger or smaller... the egg shape is probably a bit too big.

Zachary

Thank you, Tatiana! I crafted them for the first time, with plans for sarcophytons and Kenyan wood, maybe for corallimorphs and zoanthids and poured.

Megan

Sailors, please give me an idea for a fore for small plugs. Thank you!

Jonathon8514

I found the idea from a ( ). The shape is made of a silicone hose and construction dowels.

Aaron580

This is the form that arrived from China. Price 50 +/- And a similar one without cutouts.

Dana4701

So, can you just mix white Portland cement with water and that's it? Without additives? Can you buy such cement at Epicenter?

Patricia1746

Portland is regular gray, and white is white; I have only encountered Turkish, in the epicenter, you can have pure cement, but it's better with some sand.