Building my new rock structure

tmb1891 · 03/21/2017, 05:31 AM

So I have these old deer skulls in my basement and I want to use them in my 50g lagoon im in the process of setting up. The skulls were cleaned out years ago and have been bleached as well. My plan was to cover them in coral eventually... is it OK to use real bone in the tank?

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happyvalley · 03/31/2017, 06:26 PM

I'm wrong about most things but I'm stuck at JFK and have nothing to do so I will answer your question anyway.
I think it's safe and you should do it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong about always being right.

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Tcox · 04/02/2017, 11:37 AM

You can. You have to cure it well. Be aware that the bone will decompose with the bacteria. There is calcium phosphate in it, you will have algae growth.

jewlz · 04/02/2017, 03:33 PM

Post pics if you end up doing this

jalisco · 04/05/2017, 05:16 PM

My deer sculls won't fit in a 50g. : )

mcgyvr · 04/06/2017, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happyvalley

I'm wrong about most things but I'm stuck at JFK and have nothing to do so I will answer your question anyway.
I think it's safe and you should do it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong about always being right.

made me chuckle..

Mrs. Music · 04/07/2017, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmb1891

So I have these old deer skulls in my basement and I want to use them in my 50g lagoon im in the process of setting up. The skulls were cleaned out years ago and have been bleached as well. My plan was to cover them in coral eventually... is it OK to use real bone in the tank?

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why? why? why? why would you do this?

tmb1891 · 04/07/2017, 08:14 AM

My idea was to grow gsp on it but I skipped the skull thing all together

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tmb1891 · 04/07/2017, 08:15 AM

Maybe in a future tank

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teddyzaper · 04/07/2017, 03:05 PM

You certainly can. I had a bull skull in my tank for a long time and I found that the bone would slowly disintegraye, since it is basically just calcium

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karimwassef · 04/09/2017, 09:25 AM

This sounds awesome.. put GSP on it so it takes up the shape...then, in time, the skull will dissolve leaving a self-sustaining free standing GSP deer skull!

The best part is that the GSP will grow faster with the phosphate leaching out of the skull as it decomposes... pics please.

Galizio · 04/09/2017, 11:55 AM

I do not know if is possible, was watching the tv show tanked once and they wanted to incorporate a deer rack in tank.
But when they tried was affecting the PH to much in just a night sitting in the tank. So they end up replicating the rack with a reef safe material.

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karimwassef · 04/09/2017, 01:10 PM

I kalk drip... no pH issues.

bblumberg · 05/01/2017, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tmb1891

My idea was to grow gsp on it but I skipped the skull thing all together

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GSP might be interesting. Another idea would be an encrusting montipora or cyphastrea.

Shawn O · 05/11/2017, 11:25 AM

Completely coat it in clear resin. Submerge it in liquid resin and let it hang dry.

03/21/2017, 05:31 AM	#1
tmb1891 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 11	Building my new rock structure So I have these old deer skulls in my basement and I want to use them in my 50g lagoon im in the process of setting up. The skulls were cleaned out years ago and have been bleached as well. My plan was to cover them in coral eventually... is it OK to use real bone in the tank? Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

04/09/2017, 09:25 AM	#11
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	This sounds awesome.. put GSP on it so it takes up the shape...then, in time, the skull will dissolve leaving a self-sustaining free standing GSP deer skull! The best part is that the GSP will grow faster with the phosphate leaching out of the skull as it decomposes... pics please. __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape

04/09/2017, 01:10 PM	#13
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	I kalk drip... no pH issues. __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape

05/11/2017, 11:25 AM	#15
Shawn O Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts Posts: 1,474	Completely coat it in clear resin. Submerge it in liquid resin and let it hang dry. __________________ "55gal glass box full of water, rocks and some not-so-amused little fishes" 2x Occellaris, 1 Pajama, 1 Neon Dottyback. Current Tank Info: 55gal tank, sumpless, ReefOctopus Classic 90, Twin bulb T5.

03/31/2017, 06:26 PM	#2
happyvalley Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 42	I'm wrong about most things but I'm stuck at JFK and have nothing to do so I will answer your question anyway. I think it's safe and you should do it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong about always being right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/02/2017, 11:37 AM	#3
Tcox Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 149	You can. You have to cure it well. Be aware that the bone will decompose with the bacteria. There is calcium phosphate in it, you will have algae growth.

04/02/2017, 03:33 PM	#4
jewlz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North America Posts: 116	Post pics if you end up doing this

04/05/2017, 05:16 PM	#5
jalisco Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bay Area, Peoples Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 325	My deer sculls won't fit in a 50g. : )

04/07/2017, 08:14 AM	#8
tmb1891 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 11	My idea was to grow gsp on it but I skipped the skull thing all together Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

04/07/2017, 08:15 AM	#9
tmb1891 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 11	Maybe in a future tank Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

04/07/2017, 03:05 PM	#10
teddyzaper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami FL Posts: 551	You certainly can. I had a bull skull in my tank for a long time and I found that the bone would slowly disintegraye, since it is basically just calcium Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk

04/09/2017, 11:55 AM	#12
Galizio Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 29	I do not know if is possible, was watching the tv show tanked once and they wanted to incorporate a deer rack in tank. But when they tried was affecting the PH to much in just a night sitting in the tank. So they end up replicating the rack with a reef safe material. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk