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06/23/2004, 06:12 PM
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Idea for Faux sand bed. Envirotex Lite high gloss finish.
I went to the local plastics store today, and they have Pour-On high gloss epoxy. It's the stuff used to make thick glossy coverings on wooden plaques and so forth. Anyhow, talking to the guy there, he said it would stick well to glass and acrylic, and I could mix in a bunch of sand. After I poured the mixture in the bottom of the tank, smooth it out with a stick, I could then lightly sprinkle sand on top. Or, don't mix in any sand and just sprinkle the sand on top.
I bought a small kit, so I may try it on a small tank tonight. Matt http://www.eti-usa.com/consum/envtex/envlite.htm |
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06/23/2004, 06:55 PM
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Is that a recorded car accident (the last one)?
-Scott P.S. - That stuff does look pretty cool... I remember seeing someone do that a while back. Can't find the thread, but he wanted to go bare-bottom so he either used concrete or epoxy and put sand on top. Formed it so it wasn't just flat, and it looked like a nice sand bed that never moved. |
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06/24/2004, 09:56 PM
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WOW, this stuff is awesome!!! I'm am SO happy with the way it turned out. I will post pics later tonight.
I mixed sand into it, and poured in into a small tank, the stuff spread out by itself, very nicely. Then I sprinkled more sand on top until it soaked up all the mixture. Cool thing is, I put it on kinda thick, so the side of the sand bed shows up nicely! Very cool stuff! |
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#10
06/24/2004, 10:03 PM
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Jason,
I wouldn't change that avatar if I were you..., it's very neat!!! Matt, Anxious to see pics. Now, all you have to do is figure out how to get some other colors such as pinks, greens, browns and blacks down along the side between this stuff and the glass and you'll have an instant mature DSB showing!!!
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06/24/2004, 10:12 PM
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Please!!! Tell me that's JUST sand and none of that product!!! It looks perfect!!! Can't even tell it's there!! I hope you aren't going to get nay burrowing wrasses or such..., they're going to have LOTS of headaches!!
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06/24/2004, 11:02 PM
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This definately looks promising. It reminds me of the foam people were using to aquascape. I bet you could set some rocks in it to hold them secure or even spread it on the back wall and stick some shelves of live rock in it and then just let it dry. That would be really cool. Do you think it could yellow at all? I wonder how safe it would be to have in your tank, you know, maybe it leaches something out eventually.
Anyway, it looks amazing. post more pictures soon!
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06/24/2004, 11:41 PM
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I think you need to long-term test that stuff for reef compatibility. It may not leach anything into the air -- but salt water is a different environment entirely. I have no idea what to test FOR, though.
If it truly doesn't produce any by-products, that could be sweet for ya'll BB types.
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#22
06/24/2004, 11:50 PM
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Well, the guy gave me an example of epoxy that is used for sealing powerheads, Same stuff... but who knows. I'm going setup my pico reef again after the faux bed cures fully. I guess I can do somekind of water tests on it. Maybe Randy in the chemistry forum can chime in.
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06/25/2004, 12:07 AM
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Your right, lots of stuff like this is used in equipment we already have submerged. I hope this is one of them. It's much nicer looking than another attempt i've seen of this on RC. Thanks for the info.
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