Foam Rock Wall!

[mr.badams]

Thanks everyone! This is my first rock wall any and all pointers would be very welcoe

So tonights project involved re coating with more sand... Looks 10x better, damn that gorilla glue is some tacky stuff!

 

[mr.badams]

Adding more sand to all the panels

 

[mr.badams]

ok i added more sand. does this look right? or should i add a third coat?

 

[mr.badams]

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

That looks good,I see you had alittle help.

 

[Below Sea Level]

I think if it looks right for your tastes then it is all good. Looks fine to me!

 

[mr.badams]

yea she has helped me from start to finish... haha shes going to love helping me drain all the water out of the tank and sump.

 

[mr.badams]

i think i like the look dave. i may cover the fake rock though... the colors stand out more then then i care for them to

 

[techdiver]

When does the wall get installed in your tank?

 

[mr.badams]

I hope to get started on it this weekend, iv yet to drain the water out of the the tank

 

[mr.badams]

filling any gap i see before the final sand
down

 

[mr.badams]

Tank empty.. No rock wall install yet but, i did manage to get the tank in the garage to start scraping the glass walls and clean the reat of it up. More pics soon!

 

[05grandprix]

Looks great kinda wished I'd done that with mine, it will give me something to to do when I decide to move

 

[mr.badams]

Yea its time consuming but well worth it in the long run. I did some fitment and run into some issues, its a good though nothing a grinder cant take care of : )
Iv got some clown fish eggs im trying to hatch right now and so far its going good, i found 2 of th awimming about today.. Its really cool they look like little micro tadpoles

 

[mr.badams]

Finally!!! Im now getting ready to install the walls

 

[mr.badams]

Very messy! Lots of cutting, grinding, and shaving

 

[mr.badams]

Just another view... I am so glad i didnt try to cover the overflows

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Looks good.

 

[05grandprix]

Awesome looks great

 

[mr.badams]

Thanks. I just got done installing the last section of wall. Pics soon!