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Offline leapingbare

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Re: Cooking Coral
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2009, 07:04:04 pm »
Bill i use my cookin oven. i got those aluminum cookin trays the kind you cook a turkey in.. i fill those with sand and put the rocks in the sand.
 I've cooked coral the same way. like Eddie said 450*
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Re: Cooking Coral
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2009, 07:09:45 pm »
Yes but what about Bills original question.  ;D

450 degrees....for 8-10 hours....let cool down slowly.....oh....and make sure that you don't try to cook the whole thing in one Piece....may just explode and take out the Wife's Oven ......good enough Mr. Snyder...... >:D.... ;)
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Offline Bill Skinner

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Re: Cooking Coral
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2009, 07:58:58 pm »
Follow up.  I cooked it at 450 and let it cool down.  I then proceeded to turn it into fish tank gravel.  I have broken every point I started in the last two days.  The rock is great, the knapper is going to a 3-D shoot and calm down.  Bill

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Re: Cooking Coral
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2009, 10:01:30 pm »
 Hey Justin, Look at all the FREE extra knowledge he gained. Just like that long journey down the road of life; you might get sidetracked from time to time. ;D ;) :P
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Re: Cooking Coral
« Reply #19 on: September 12, 2009, 04:31:47 am »
I use a cut in half water heater filled with sand(Claude,lol)  I bury my coral an inch to 2 inches , I control my temps with depth, you never said what color your coral is. Clear/bleish will fire china white, it can take up to 600 the "gem" qulity coral will take less as its more sensitive to the heat.I put 1 bag of charcoal on the top evenly and light it, its a 3 day from start to heat to cool down.