ghiggi
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I have seen some freshwater tanks where the owner has created a 3 dimensional rock wall out of carvable Styrofoam blocks across the back of the tank, instead of using a 2 dimensional picture background. I was wondering if anyone has seen this, or thinks this can be done in a saltwater tank?
I was thinking you could carve the Styrofoam to resemble a reef wall, with little nooks and ledges. Coat it with an epoxy to seal it and then coat it with aragocrete to give it a more realistic look and texture. And the aragocrete coating would eventually become seeded, like homemade LR.
Does this sound plausible, or is there something I'm missing?
I want to change the look of my tank from the normal -- rocks piled in the center -- configuration. And I was thinking a nice reef wall in the back would look like I had just cut a cubed section strait from the ocean. I have only had a FOWLR so far, but I've been reading and researching, and now I'm ready to make the move to corals. But I want to get the aquascape completed first.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I was thinking you could carve the Styrofoam to resemble a reef wall, with little nooks and ledges. Coat it with an epoxy to seal it and then coat it with aragocrete to give it a more realistic look and texture. And the aragocrete coating would eventually become seeded, like homemade LR.
Does this sound plausible, or is there something I'm missing?
I want to change the look of my tank from the normal -- rocks piled in the center -- configuration. And I was thinking a nice reef wall in the back would look like I had just cut a cubed section strait from the ocean. I have only had a FOWLR so far, but I've been reading and researching, and now I'm ready to make the move to corals. But I want to get the aquascape completed first.
Any advice would be appreciated.