Foam/Live Rock walls

[bartmalave]

i like this one

 

[DREUTZ]

I got the Becketts Waterfall Foam (Black) at Home Depot in case you are still looking for it. My advice... WEAR GLOVES!!!

 

[KathyC]

I got the Becketts Waterfall Foam (Black) at Home Depot in case you are still looking for it. My advice... WEAR GLOVES!!!

Great advice, that stuff will stick to your hands long before it will stick to anything else!
If you don't go to HD, there is a place near you that does carry it:
http://suburbanponds.com/

We definitely want to see the build pics

 

[strgazr27]

Well the wall is curing as I type this. I may need to do a spot second coat of sand/aragonite but I think it came out pretty well. It's all buried under about 20 lbs of the mixture so I will get a better idea in the morning before I leave for work. I have taken a bunch of pictures just need to resize and upload. If not tonight than tomorrow night

 

[strgazr27]

Great advice, that stuff will stick to your hands long before it will stick to anything else!
If you don't go to HD, there is a place near you that does carry it:
http://suburbanponds.com/

We definitely want to see the build pics

The gentleman I spoke to at Suburban didn't know what I was talking about Lol. The second guy said they had carried it but not anymore.

Wound up finding it at Olsen's Nursery in Nesconset.

 

[strgazr27]

Wall is ccuring

Here it is almost foamed and rocked....

 

[strgazr27]

This is it curing covered in a sand/aragonite mix....

 

[strgazr27]

And this is the aqua-scaping I am going with in front of it. May need a little tweaking but this is very close to what I want. Any thoughts?

 

[DREUTZ]

Lookin good... Did you cover with sand for aesthetics or to prevent breakdown of the foam?

 

[strgazr27]

I covered the foam with a very liberal coat of West systems 105 epoxy resin mixed with 206 hardener so I had a little time to work with it. You get a 20-25 minute pot life and about 75-90 minutes of working time before it starts to kick. I covered it for both reasons. Aesthetics and for protection.

 

[strgazr27]

1 or 2 little fixes and its done. I am REALLY happy with how it came out

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[lfsmarineguy]

Definitely interesting. I'll have to keep checking in to see how it grows in once filled. Good luck! This is a lot like what I do with frog tanks.

 

[strgazr27]

Thanks L

 

[strgazr27]

Better pictures - Final layout

Here are a few better pictures..

Front and side shot showing a right to left view through the tank.

 

[DREUTZ]

Looks really good, nice work!

 

[strgazr27]

Looks really good, nice work!

Thanks! I finished up tonight by epoxying a few more rubble pieces in place and touching up 2 bare spots. Now I REALLY need to get my butt in gear and finish the stand and canopy.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Wow. I can't believe I missed this. Nice job.

 

[masterswimmer]

Bobby, that looks really sweet. I'm looking forward to seeing this tank mature. Great job

Russ

 

[strgazr27]

Thanks guys!

 

[strgazr27]

Bobby, that looks really sweet. I'm looking forward to seeing this tank mature. Great job

Russ

Thanks for the AMAZING rock!