Foam/Rock Wall for my 265 gallon Tank!

[newtank]

hey guys i have a ? what glue did you use to glue sand into the foam..

Sweet Water, its what the pro's use at the public aquariums. Little pricey, works great, I have it under water for two years, no problems.

 

[gandolf8]

say can you tell me were to get parchment paper I have looked all over for it and no one has it?

 

[tntneon]

-Hi Speckled grouper , very informatif thread :thumbsup:

I'm diy-ing a 154 g SPS system , where i want to fit a diy back wall onto the back.
I already ordered my pond foam and 3 kg's of dried rock .
I can't seem to find good epox to seal it , suggestions or is it possible w/o sealing ?
How long does it takes to cure a tank with dry rock / diy backwall ?
Gonna use old tankwater and old LR to seed new tank and was hoping that it would speed things up a bit?
Did you have alot of algea outbreak while curring your tank ?

greetingzz tntneon

 

[gandolf8]

Say tntneon I am going to use West System 105B I call them they said it would work great . Thie is use on out side of boats.

 

[gandolf8]

say did you coat the rocvks to with the foam ?

 

[tntneon]

-I'm gonna fill the spaces between the rocks with foam , and only gonna cover the foam area's with expoy.

i ordered this epoxy from mr. BOAT

http://www.mrboat.nl/producten/epoxy/mr_boat_epoxy_750_gr/

it seems to be the same product you guys are using , only here in europe

greetingzz tntneon

 

[Speckled Grouper]

-Hi Speckled grouper , very informatif thread :thumbsup:

I'm diy-ing a 154 g SPS system , where i want to fit a diy back wall onto the back.
I already ordered my pond foam and 3 kg's of dried rock .
I can't seem to find good epox to seal it , suggestions or is it possible w/o sealing ?
How long does it takes to cure a tank with dry rock / diy backwall ?
Gonna use old tankwater and old LR to seed new tank and was hoping that it would speed things up a bit?
Did you have alot of algea outbreak while curring your tank ?

greetingzz tntneon

I would strongly suggest to seal it, you will appreciate that later on. I used live sand and fresh ocean water and I barely had a cycle.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

say can you tell me were to get parchment paper I have looked all over for it and no one has it?

Did you check your local Super Market? It's used for baking, so every Supermarket or Walmart, Kmart, Target should have it. Right by the Aluminum Foil!

 

[tntneon]

I would strongly suggest to seal it, you will appreciate that later on. I used live sand and fresh ocean water and I barely had a cycle.

-Thx Speckled Grouper for answering my questions :thumbsup:
Great to hear that you didn't had a long cycle , i'm hoping for it too.

I already found a good epox sealant from Mr . boat , they even suggests this product to be "also perfect for making aquarium backwalls..."

I still have one question , is it possible to push the rocks into the foam w/o having them to zip tie them ?
I was thinking this to prevent me to accidentely spill foam onto the rocks and also a bit out of lazyness


greetingzz tntneon

 

[Speckled Grouper]

-Thx Speckled Grouper for answering my questions :thumbsup:
Great to hear that you didn't had a long cycle , i'm hoping for it too.

I already found a good epox sealant from Mr . boat , they even suggests this product to be "also perfect for making aquarium backwalls..."

I still have one question , is it possible to push the rocks into the foam w/o having them to zip tie them ?
I was thinking this to prevent me to accidentely spill foam onto the rocks and also a bit out of lazyness


greetingzz tntneon

Small rocks, yes. But you want the natural look, so you will want to use different size rocks and I would strongly suggest to secure the bigger ones. Just look at them closely, a lot of rocks have holes you can push the zip ties through, also different shaped shells look nice. I made caves and swim through's by cutting the top and the bottom off 16oz soda bottles, zip tying them on and coating them with foam. Don't be afraid of the foam, there is plenty time to shape it or remove it if you don't like the outcome. And you will get better in time!

 

[tntneon]

Thx Speckled Grouper ,
Will stick with the zip-tie method .

greetingzz tntneon

 

[gandolf8]

Thx Speckled Grouper for all the help . Now when you sealed your foam did you do seal the rock to. Also when you did the soda bottle did you take out the bottle when foam dryed ? Thx.

 

[worldnewsmap]

great thread im hooked

 

[Speckled Grouper]

Thx Speckled Grouper for all the help . Now when you sealed your foam did you do seal the rock to. Also when you did the soda bottle did you take out the bottle when foam dryed ? Thx.

Yes, I sealed the Whole Thing!

The Soda bottle is still in there

 

[biecacka]

question, i did my rock wall and hid my tunze pump cords behind the foam wall and now i need to move my pumps, any ideas on how to get the cords out. i already know it was a bonehead move to put them back there
any help would be great on this
corey

 

[gandolf8]

Well Speckled Grouper I have started my tank My wife and I love your so much we are doing my 180. Will keep you post on how things are going.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

Well Speckled Grouper I have started my tank My wife and I love your so much we are doing my 180. Will keep you post on how things are going.

Awesome! You will not regret it! If you have any questions along the way, please do not hesitate to ask, I will be glad to help in any way I can.

 

[bowfront90]

This is awesome.

 

[gandolf8]

I have 2 corner overflows now I will have to cut them out on the egg crate right ?

 

[Speckled Grouper]

I have 2 corner overflows now I will have to cut them out on the egg crate right ?

Are they round or square?