The Foam/rock Projects Here Thread

[maddmaxx]

hell i like the green star background.....

 

[flamethis]

Yep, I love GSP when it's big like that.. give it a realistic
wild" look.

 

[zachtos]

Yeah, the GSP background is really neat with the wavemaker. Sways like a neon green prarie. I even have one of those lil prarie dog watchman gobies that perches on my GSP in the back left corner.

My original intent was to attach frags to the foam backing actually.

 

[OCEAN SIZE]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14145044#post14145044 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zachtos
Yeah, the GSP background is really neat with the wavemaker. Sways like a neon green prarie. I even have one of those lil prarie dog watchman gobies that perches on my GSP in the back left corner.

My original intent was to attach frags to the foam backing actually.

If I may ask... what happened to the frag plan?

That plan sounds familiar... except you're way, way, ahead of me.

 

[zachtos]

I changed my mind about attaching frags to the back wall because of several reasons.

-It's hard to light the back wall with intense light needed for SPS growth.
-All the corals underneath will be shaded out and the ones on top are the only ones that would grow. (that's why the GSP works well, it doesn't shade out the coral underneath, too badly)

 

[james3370]

hopefully when i get my new build done, i can "seed" my back wall w/ the gsp....i think it looks very cool.

i like stuff like that that moves w/ the current flow....really gives the tank that "alive" look & feel

 

[yousmellsfishy]

I used gsp's on my back wall to keep some fast spreading brown zoo's in check.

 

[maddmaxx]

tank is sick

 

[smstrick20]

Hey where are you guys getting the epozxy you have been using ?

 

[sixspeed]

bump, id like to know this as well ^^^

 

[~sp0ok~]

u can go here
http://www.bsi-inc.com/Pages/hobby/epoxies.html

or to a hobby shop

 

[james3370]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14164084#post14164084 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smstrick20
Hey where are you guys getting the epozxy you have been using ?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14185426#post14185426 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sixspeed
bump, id like to know this as well ^^^

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/paa/paapt40.htm was the cheapest i found online.

i ended up getting mine in this ebay auction cause i wanted more than 1 kit & it worked out to be cheaper when shipping was added for multiple kits from there

 

[OCEAN SIZE]

fishing line

fishing line

help me out here - any reason to use zipties instead of fishing line or at least to not use line?

It seems less conspicuous.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

Fishing line is ok, but won't hold the bigger rocks in place tightly. Also much easier....Either way, they will be completely covered by the foam, so don't worry about anything showing.

 

[yousmellsfishy]

Re: fishing line

Re: fishing line

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14188293#post14188293 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OCEAN SIZE
help me out here - any reason to use zipties instead of fishing line or at least to not use line?

It seems less conspicuous.

Great idea

 

[chort55]

Has anyone done this as an entire DIY and made it w/ aragocrete rock (w/ salt to make porous) instead of purchasing rock, and possibly even filled in the gaps w/ aragocrete or covered the foam in it instead of epoxy???

I'm not worried about weight issues I can pick my 75G aga up no problem myself (being 6'7" allows me to actually get my arms around the middle to do it lol) so I think if I make a few sections it will be fine.

I know it might take longer to cure w/ the DIY rock but I'm in no rush, just wondering if its possible and if anyone has attempted that yet or not.

 

[Triadguppies]

Here is a link to my Foam Rock wall I made for my 125 I am setting up now. I know it is a different forum so I hope the link fly's!

http://www.aquaria.info/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=535611

 

[james3370]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14189355#post14189355 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chort55
.....so I think if I make a few sections it will be fine.

i have seen several people having to trim theirs to make them fit....the foam expanded the whole thing horizontially.....so i had an idea to combat this:

i took some particle board & constructed a bottm/rear/sides box that was the inside dimensions of my tank. that way i could attach the eggcrate to the sides & build it that way & it wouldn't expand past the confines of the tank dimensions.

then i had planned on taking a cut-off wheel & cutting it into 2 or 3 pieces after it had cured to get it into the tank

 

[got2envy]

Here are my pix of my tank so far 46g bow front...
I decided to do something different and do a rock wall, all props go to Tiggsy's thread
firdt piece took 13lbs of rock and the second piece I finished tonight took 20 lbs..got to tired to take pix lol
cut the eggcrate to fit

Tunze in tank filter

zip tie hell

after great stuff applcation

here it is in the tank after epoxy and sand were added

It is a work in progress

 

[got2envy]

here is the epoxy I used in case any one is interested


Devcon 5 min epoxy