PIcs and Videos of my Handi-Foam Tests

[hobogato]

those are green star polyps. anthelia is more like xenia, only one "polyp" at the end of each one (kinda like an anemone)

[hobogato]

heres a pic of an anthelia zoa combo rock from my old tank.

http://www.maast.org/modules.php?set...view_photo.php

[cbianco]

Ahh... similar but different, lol.

Thanks for the schooling,

Christopher

[Ram_Puppy]

thanks guys!

[hobogato]

sorry for the hijacking!

[Ram_Puppy]

no biggie. my brother and I were talking and we think this stuff could be used to make very cool mountains for the trainset were getting my nephew next year.

[BIGBIRD123]

Ram,

I'm working on a nozzle tip to force air into man-made argonite rocks to make them as porous as lava rock but still be heavy enough to keep on the bottom. "Fingers crossed" that it works. What it does is force air and the argonite thru a tube so that it can be shaped as desired. will update with data as soon as tests start.

Steve

[ou812pezz]

What recipe are you guys using to make your agracrete (Ag)? I use crushed oyster shell (from the feed store), cheap white sand for aquariums, Portland cement and small 1/4" airline tube clippings. I mix to the consistency of cottage cheese (the key is in how much water you add). Pour it in crushed oyster molds (in a box) and cover with dry crushed oyster shell. Then I take 5" airline tubing and push it through various parts of the Ag and leave them in. I also make dimples in the ag with the tubing. Let it dry 24 yrs then pull out all the air line tubing. Let dry another 12 hrs and put in water. The rock is very porous and has excellent texture. If you thin this mix down to a cream consistency then you can paint a few coats on a Styrofoam background for an interesting affect. I'm in the process of doing a sunken temple head set in ruins with this effect.