DIY Frag tiles?

[ChaseBurke]

I was watching ReefBuilders the other day when jake was cutting up that gold torch and he said he was using marble or limestone tiles. Anyone have a link to these? Will any tile work? I don't know if some of them have a covering on them or not.

 

[Malifry97]

I don't know about that but I glue three ceramic biomedia together in a triangle and then one on the bottom. It works well. The thing I attached is the pattern for on top and then glue one extending down.

 

[Peace River]

I don't know about that but I glue three ceramic biomedia together in a triangle and then one on the bottom. It works well.

Interesting! Can you share pictures?

 

[Malifry97]

Interesting! Can you share pictures?

I attached a pattern to the photo but ill send a picture in like 10 minutes

 

[ChaseBurke]

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Elida-Cera...in-x-6-in-Actual-2-95-in-x-5-91-in/1001027466

I found these. Just need them cut in half for a 3"x3". The only thing is i worry about them leaching something out.

 

[Malifry97]

Interesting! Can you share pictures?

 

[Malifry97]

@Peace River I posted pictures

 

[Peace River]

@Peace River I posted pictures

Thanks!

 

[DangerDave]

I’ve been using 4x4 and 2x6 travertine tiles for a few years. I use them full size for grow out tiles, and cut them to size for holing colonies. They’re inexpensive and readily available at the local big box stores. You can get them smaller sizes, but they’re usually glued to a backer that you have to remove and and scrape any glue from. I’d rather just have to cut them.

 

[Bulletsponge]

i would imagine that unfinished/unglazed tiles would work better than glazed. I would think the rough texture would be better for coral growth and adhesion. probably look a little more natural too. Might even be able to get a large sheet of the small tiles for like backsplashes and pull them off the backer to have small 1"x1" frag tiles

 

[Reefer40b]

I’ve been using 4x4 and 2x6 travertine tiles for a few years. I use them full size for grow out tiles, and cut them to size for holing colonies. They’re inexpensive and readily available at the local big box stores. You can get them smaller sizes, but they’re usually glued to a backer that you have to remove and and scrape any glue from. I’d rather just have to cut them.

Do you have a link to the tiles you have been using?

 

[Silver14SS]

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Emser-TRAV-ANCIENT-TUMBLED-Silver-4-in-x-4-in-Travertine-Floor-and-Wall-Tile-Common-4-in-x-4-in-Actual-3-86-in-x-3-86-in/1000311499

 

[Malifry97]

Thanks!

yeah no problem!

 

[DangerDave]

Looks like them. I've been buying 12 packs at HD for 5 or 6 bucks.

 

[ChaseBurke]

Thanks guys. Running there now.

 

[Bramzor]

Think you just needed some cement, some salt but a larger version of it and the idea was that once it's mixed and hardened, when put it in water the salt should dissolve and what you keep is a light weight material because of all the holes (pores) that the dissolved salt created.