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next two are them cut up, i removed the excess foam that was too bulky, in the way, or just needed to be trimmed. i really wasnt expecting to take that much off...

1st pic is of the left side 24 hrs after curing. 2nd is the right side after curing

Originally Posted by subielover Very cool project. I would be interested in doing a foam back wall on my next tank. Looks like you know what you are doing. honestly this is my 1st attempt at the foam. i did about 2 months of research of it. just kept reading different threads to get info on...

Originally Posted by happityLogan I want to see the end product, this is interesting... im uploading pics now onto the computer of the end result of the foam background project....

yea they seem pritty bright. and ive seen growth from them on others, so im looking forward to this tank in say about 3-4 months....

weight wise not sure on the rock. as far as chaeto, it should be in the 1st chamber when the water first flows into the sump part of it...and you yousmellyfish is what pushed me over the edge to start this project. i also have a stick on thermometer to help with temp reading...

this build is actually going much better than i thought. i did research for about 2 months and kept looking at pics and rereading how they put their tanks together and just replicated it. and i got everything done with in 2 hours. minimal expense, nice little project, should take off soon...

1st pic is of the crushed coral that is going to be used to cover the foam background. 2nd is of the live rubble for the fuge area. it is actually crushed coral but really big pieces, so its more like crushed coral rubble.. 3rd is what i got for xmas to complete this build..this pic includes a...

tomorrow i will cut away some foam. then apply some more with some more dead rock, then add epoxy and crushed coral to cover the foam. this will make it look completey rock like...

tomorrow i will have new pics of the foam after curing. then i will take pics of it after aqua scaping the foam. meaning cut away the unwanted foam....here's with the foam applied..

i went with bright colored zip ties cause they are easy to see when needed to be cut out....

then comes the rock which i zipped tied to the egg crate. i can just cut the zip ties out after foam has cured. the foam should be able to hold them in place. i cover a decent amount of area with the dead rock...1st pic is just the rock that is going to be used, but i was not going to use it...

then i cut up some pieces of 1" pvc piping. i cut them to size, then cut notches out of them. these notches act like tunnels for either a very small fish or pods...

next i cut the pieces of egg crates so i could use them for the background. these will help the foam bond to something.

i only got the silicone from PL discount. hahaha....

these are some pics of the custom built in fuge area. i used acrylic sheet to go diagonal across. the water will overflow into the fuge part. it will go through chaeto then either carbon or filter floss then down through some live rubble. the water will drain under the baffles up through more...

Alright, this will have lots of pics, and lots of words... I was surfing around the nano section and wanted to set up a 5.5g pico. I also had an itch to make a foam background on something. so again while surfing i came across maxalmon's foam build and that set everything in motion.... while i...

no worries, thanx for the reply

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i also reveived today Kent turbo calcium, Kent superbuffer dKH, Kent coral vite, Kent essential elements. mainly for the 5.5 pico, but nice hit the 125DT and the 20L frag tank with the last two for craps and giggles....