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Homemade artificial reef
Would shopping carts or washing machines make good grouper reef structure?
Thanks!
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
Brian, I've used washers and dryers and would love to get my hands on old shopping carts but I haven't found any and don't want to steal them. As I travel everything I see may have some reef material value. Toilets, sinks, bathtubs, grills, cinder blocks you get the idea. As for taking stuff out I go before daylight so people and the man don't see you.
As for the "man" and once being the "man" he has to see you putting it in the water for it to be litter. If asked what your doing with that stuff in your boat answer "I'm going to the ramp here's my life jackets and registration sir". The larger stuff I cut holes and the lids off.
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
Having a lot of experience with artifical reefs
(10 years Volusia County Port Authority) As well as doing my own habitats. 55 gallon drums do OK but they only last at best 4 years. Likewise with washers, dryers etc. Check with your local sign company, alot of times they have big old signs and usually give them to you. As Matt said the "Man" has gotten real strict on this sort of thing.. No matter what you deposit just keep adding each time you go. Within 24 hrs life is already there.. Good Luck, Ken PS: We can go into details at Long Point.
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
Yeah, I hear you FL boys do real good with tires too.
Washers and dryers??? This is what we use....
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
Yeah, OK Finny!!
Looks like you did a fine job with the SS Minnow If you want to see what the big dog's do... Check these out.. From Culvert pipes, A6 Intruders, 650ft Mindanao and the 160 ft Rio Yuna, tugs, barges you name it.. Satisfied BTW: How is the cement shoe Jimmy Hoffa reef doing these days???? See ya, Ken Link to Reef Sites Daytona Beach, FL.
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
Don't forget the Rolls Royce on the Palm Beach Reef!
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But.... You guys don't have a Spruance Class Destroyer. AND WE DO! [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
One of the local clubs bought/salvaged and old barge and started the permitting process to turn it into a reef. They hit a snag, the coast guard deemed the vessel unseaworthy, and wouldn't issue a permit. Mind you, the plan was to sink it, but they wouldn't issue a permit, because it wasn't seaworthy enough to sink .
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Re: Homemade artificial reef
That is a concern as the Coastie's do not want it
to sink in the wrong place and become a hazard to navigation. There are ways to secure the barge to be able to pass inspection. See ya, Ken
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I'm dealing with one barge thats gonna need 7 2" pumps to keep it afloat.
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