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  • austinth
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    • Jul 2002
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    #1

    helping to save the ocean...

    well, I'm doing my part to give back to mother nature.

    Back when I worked for the city, myself and a close friend (also no longer working for the city) were involved in a project making concrete reef balls which were lowered to the ocean floor to provide an artificial reef or habitat for the marine life.

    Well that was 6 years ago, and the same non for profit organizion has approached my friend and myself to donate our time to help make another 30 to 50 of these reef balls again.

    Anyone that knows me, knows that I love the ocean and get out fishing or out for weekend marina trips to get extremely hammered all the time! So I gladly jumped at the chance to give back to something that brings me so much joy! Turns out we are the only 2 people here in Victoria that can actually make these things too! I'll be posting some pics of these reef balls later this afternoon. We have another concrete pour scheduled for 2 this afternoon so I will put the pics up after that.
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  • austinth
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    • Jul 2002
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    I've got a feeling that Halcyon and Tassy will want to see what these things look like, since I'm pretty sure they are both big ocean fans.
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    • Shok
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      • Apr 2001
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      #3
      I would give my balls to the ocean also, but they are already owned by someone else.

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      • RuthB
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        • May 2005
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        #4
        right on austin.. is that Victoria BC?
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        • austinth
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          • Jul 2002
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          Yep, sure is Ruth
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          • austinth
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            • Jul 2002
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            #6
            here's some pics from yesterdays pour and some fothe finished reef balls from our first run. We've got to make about 300 of these things!









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            • austinth
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              • Jul 2002
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              i can't wait to get out on the barge and lower these things down to the bottom of the ocean. In about 6 months time I'm sure they'll be full of sea life!
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              • austinth
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                • Jul 2002
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                #8
                the concrete is extremely dense in mixture and contains fibre mesh in the mix as well. These things will last for 100's of years to come.
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                • Shok
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                  • Apr 2001
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                  #9
                  Doesn't concrete put out toxins?

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                  • austinth
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                    • Jul 2002
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                    #10
                    depends whats mixed in it. this blend does not
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                    • Shok
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                      • Apr 2001
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                      #11
                      looks pretty cool.
                      He made fiberglass molds and all.

                      I bet the molds had to be waxed hardcore before pouring the concrete

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                      • RuthB
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                        • May 2005
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                        #12
                        how long does it take to build one of those?

                        so whereabouts do they get dropped? Can people see it/watch? (I'm up Island in Nanaimo, would be cool to go see)
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                        • Tony Montana
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                          • Jan 2005
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                          #13
                          Don't you guys think it would be better if the rocks were more rigity and not so smooth?
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                          • Makingcoin
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                            Good on you bro!

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                            • Tony Montana
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                              • Jan 2005
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                              Oh, and btw
                              My little reef



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                              • BRISK
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                                • Feb 2003
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                                #16
                                Those are some fine looking balls
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                                • austinth
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Shok
                                  looks pretty cool.
                                  He made fiberglass molds and all.

                                  I bet the molds had to be waxed hardcore before pouring the concrete
                                  Yep, we spray them down on the inside with form release. this concrete sets so fast that we can actually strip the mold off the next day and then get them ready to rock for the next pour.
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                                  • austinth
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                                    • Jul 2002
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by WEGRuth
                                    how long does it take to build one of those?

                                    so whereabouts do they get dropped? Can people see it/watch? (I'm up Island in Nanaimo, would be cool to go see)
                                    Hi Ruth,

                                    Yep, they will be putting on the local news here in the next while. I will also do some press releases on it coast to coast both here and the US. that should really spark some interest!
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                                    • austinth
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                                      • Jul 2002
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Tony Montana
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                                      awesome pics! I'd like to get a diver to take some pics of the reef balls we dropped over 6 years ago. i bet they look incredible!
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                                      • austinth
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                                        • Jul 2002
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by BRISK
                                        Those are some fine looking balls
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                                        • austinth
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                                          • Jul 2002
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by austinth
                                          Hi Ruth,

                                          Yep, they will be putting on the local news here in the next while. I will also do some press releases on it coast to coast both here and the US. that should really spark some interest!
                                          there's about 1 hour of set up time, and about 30 minutes to pour the 9 moulds that we have, and then about 1 hour need to strip them and move them. They are really heavy, somewhere between 200 and 300lbs each.
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                                          • austinth
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Makingcoin
                                            Good on you bro!
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                                            • austinth
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                                              #23
                                              I'm sure they like BIG BALLS!!! LOL!
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                                              • pornguy
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                                                • Mar 2003
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                                                #24
                                                there was a project in hawaii that involved putting old car tires in the ocean so that the coral reef would grow on it... i don't know how successful it was though... i hope it worked
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                                                • flirty
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                                                  • Feb 2005
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Tony Montana
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                                                  wow those are trully mesmerizing! i've gone snorkling before but panicked a little when those wonderful-looking fish came close to me. they were actually below me and crazy thoughts came into my head.

                                                  you got a big Dory there...send more photos of your own reef! thanks for sharing mate

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                                                  • Richard - Triplexcash
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                                                    • Aug 2003
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                                                    #26
                                                    Good stuff, way to go! Getting ready to go scuba diving in a few hours
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                                                    • AdultInsider Cloner
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                                                      Very cool bro!!
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                                                      • reynold
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                                                        • Oct 2002
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                                                        #28
                                                        In some countries, they tried using used tires as artificial reefs! And they find it very effective! ;)

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