starting the 125 foam wall
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teddy13
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well it is done minus a 4x3 spot on the center piece.. thinking i'm goin to place sand n live rock to hide the eggcrate rather than buy another can of foam.. had to drive an hour to get more today after i bought out our lowes and found 2 of the 4 cans i bought did not work.. almost bought that extra can too.. oh well. here is pics.. will take more once i get tank stood back up like it belongs and i decide if i should buy another can or hide it in other manners.. final tally
2 pieces of eggcrate
lots of shells
8 cans of foam
1 pack of zipties that was a mix of big n lil ones.. only used lil ones.
hints for next time.. place foam on the glass then lay the crate over it n push down while still wet.. use rubber gloves..
2 pieces of eggcrate
lots of shells
8 cans of foam
1 pack of zipties that was a mix of big n lil ones.. only used lil ones.
hints for next time.. place foam on the glass then lay the crate over it n push down while still wet.. use rubber gloves..
teddy13
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some other things ..
i did press the foam down with a shell after the outer layer had harden a lil (bout 45 min or so) as i did not want it all poofed out other than on center spot.. by doing it in sections i inadvertantly created ledges when a new layer was pressed down against an outer one..
i will be using superglue gel to add a few shells here n there once i have it standing
i will be using black sand on the bottom and hoping it looks kinda like a flat area up against a cave/jet out area of a wall or the like.. not sure how to describe what i am visioning..
i will let it cure/sit for at least 3 days prior to adding water n such
i will probably have to carve out some of the areas around the holes in center piece which i should be able to do easily with a knife tomorrow
I am figuring that by the weekend i will have water in it, refugium, pump, skimmer n such all set up..
i did press the foam down with a shell after the outer layer had harden a lil (bout 45 min or so) as i did not want it all poofed out other than on center spot.. by doing it in sections i inadvertantly created ledges when a new layer was pressed down against an outer one..
i will be using superglue gel to add a few shells here n there once i have it standing
i will be using black sand on the bottom and hoping it looks kinda like a flat area up against a cave/jet out area of a wall or the like.. not sure how to describe what i am visioning..
i will let it cure/sit for at least 3 days prior to adding water n such
i will probably have to carve out some of the areas around the holes in center piece which i should be able to do easily with a knife tomorrow
I am figuring that by the weekend i will have water in it, refugium, pump, skimmer n such all set up..
It looks like you have been busy. I just down-sized my son's planted freshwater from a 29 gallon to a 10 gallon. He needed more space in his room. It took longer than I expected. I bet you have some time in your project as well.
teddy13
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ok for some reason the wrong pic posted above.. here are the pics of water in the tank.. the lights are not here for now as a new balist is needed.. should have back sometime this week and will take other pics but for now..
oh and yes that is two clowns you see in the pics.. i moved my black ice to this tank
oh and yes that is two clowns you see in the pics.. i moved my black ice to this tank
