The Foam/rock Projects Here Thread

[GreenReefer77]

I bought a couple of cans of Beckett Waterfall Foam Sealant from Home Depot to tackle a foam project in hopes that I could skip the epoxy step, but right on the can it says it needs to be painted??? I thought the idea was if you use this foam then no epoxy required vs Great Stuff which requires epoxy.

 

[N-A-S-O]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it says if it's exposed to the sun that it must be painted.

 

[GreenReefer77]

It does but aren't we talking about similar (not as strong) uv exposure from our lighting?

 

[biecacka]

im thinking mine could be sort of a mini cycle or something
corey

 

[biecacka]

water is clearing up very nice now
ill post pics soon!
corey

 

[customcolor]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it says if it's exposed to the sun that it must be painted.

FROM my experiance with becketts....if its under the water it will be fine...if it sticks out of the water it will discolor.

i found this out on my 150xt (was taken down and sold 2 weeks ago...and being replaced with a 40 breeder...yep pond foam in that one too ) 98% of my foam in the 150 was under water like all my other tanks i have done (4 others)...but the other 2% was above the water line just under the trim. that foam discolored and started to become brittle. Again NONE OF IT was covered with epoxy.

 

[GreenReefer77]

Thanks. Sorry to hear you took that tank down. The aquascape was great.

 

[customcolor]

Yeah it sucked to take it down...miss it already.. but cost of running that tank and my shop was hurting our pockets...

Ill post pics of the 40breeder when I have water in it ;}

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[biecacka]

sorry about taking the tank down you were an inspiration to me

corey

 

[lpsouth1978]

LOVE these false rock walls and I am considering one for a possible future 116 gallon corner build.

 

[biecacka]

mine is new but i love it. it allows you to place coral where ever you want to. you can make nooks and crannies where ever you please and then place coral there down the rd. it also lets you get more rock in your tank for filtration and keeps it out of the "way" to keep a cleaner look in the tank
corey

 

[N-A-S-O]

Pics biecacka....Pics

 

[customcolor]

2 days after water...new 40 breeder with the missed cave look. i missed the cave look of my old 125! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1144204

40

 

[giants4pc]

Here is a link to my build on this forum.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1886003

 

[Amoore311]

What's the consensus on this foam here:

It's black foam, branded by Tetra. It's marketed for waterfalls just like the Beckett material is.

Ok to use? Not ok to use?

 

[AcMonster]

2 days after water...new 40 breeder with the missed cave look. i missed the cave look of my old 125! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1144204

40

Very Nice!

 

[N-A-S-O]

I've been working at mine and I think I'm done. I put some crushed coral on to see how it would look, but I just don't feel like doing the whole wall.

 

[customcolor]

i think you would be fine with it

What's the consensus on this foam here:

It's black foam, branded by Tetra. It's marketed for waterfalls just like the Beckett material is.

Ok to use? Not ok to use?

 

[customcolor]

very nice!

thanks! More pics to come soon

 

[tada1096]

im just starting to look at making a rock wall but my question is is this ok to add to a tank that is already established?