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About half of my 125 rock is homemade Aragocrete rock. Portland Cement and Aragonite sand.

Make a sand mold with moist sand, mix equal portions of Aragonite sand and Cement, add water until it's a good consistency to scoop and dump without being "wet", scoop it slowly into the mold, cover with damp sand, cover and wait 24-48 hours, then remove from the sand. I let mine cure in the air for another day or two, then place it in a bucket of tap water and watch the pH. Once the pH stops spiking, you can either add it to the tank or give it a saltwater soak to start making it "live". I'll usually do a 5 gallon water change and put the rock in that to soak, add a splash of phosphates to seed it so it doesn't strip my water, and wait a week or so before adding to the tank. No heater is necessary but water movement helps (especially in the freshwater soak).
Truly impressive.
I'm the least creative person I know.
 
Tailspot sighting!!!
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Oh my gosh they are real! Your picture needs to be added to this list!
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Can I put different wrasse together.
Honestly don't know.
I've only ever had cleaners.
In a tank your size I'd say most likely but don't quote me on that.
 
As promised from left to right Ruby, Jessie (mostly black tricolor beagle), Dixie is Jessie's mom, Hannah, Tara, Rebel (I bottle fed him as a pup after his mom tried to eat him), Bentley (I have had him since he was 2 and longer than all the others he's 16 now), then Maggie, Tiny& Toby.

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