Picture 25 of 30 from Album Large Aquarium Build
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![6. After making sure all the engineering was acceptable, I began designing the background. I collected styrofoam through friends, dumpster-diving and appliance stores. I starter out with a couple sheets on styro insulation and cut and sculpted shapes gluing them together with aquarium safe caulk. I would use spray foam insulation to fill in gaps and make various shapes. After sculpting with a knife, a torch was used to round and form the shapes. I built it in sections to carefully secure into the aquarium.](picture.php?albumid=41&pictureid=365) |
6. After making sure all the engineering was acceptable, I began designing the background. I collected styrofoam through friends, dumpster-diving and appliance stores. I starter out with a couple sheets on styro insulation and cut and sculpted shapes gluing them together with aquarium safe caulk. I would use spray foam insulation to fill in gaps and make various shapes. After sculpting with a knife, a torch was used to round and form the shapes. I built it in sections to carefully secure into the aquarium. |
Picture Added 01-13-2009 05:32 AM
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