Faux sandbed test...
 

Well bought some EZ-Stone expoxy from the HD tonight, it says its foodsafe... and am trying the faux sandbed thing in a glass... i'll post pics later of how it turns out...

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hi
which section at HD is this product? i want to check it out. and how much was it?

paint section...and it came to like 53 bucks after tax, the sample test i did looks pretty good. :) definatly going to do it in my tank, which has gotten delayed and wont be here for about 2 weeks :(

There is also a two part high gloss clear epoxy in the craft section of Rona called Nu-Lustre 55 that works very well. I never did test it in the tank although some users of Reef Central have used it.

ya this stuff is 2 part as well, says it does 30sq feet, but mixing it with sand i can see it doing more then a 90 gal tank..if that

I'll be very interested to see how this turns out. :)

i'll post some pics in the morning

something to try is to put a good coat on and see if it cracks the glass like two part has been knowen to do.

Steve

I remember that happening to a guy either on here or reefcentral, I can't remember...it was a big tank too...like 300+ gallons big. and the bottom just shattered. :(

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i believe that tank cracked due to, in part, lack of support for the bottom pane and hole placements for the overflow. nobody else ever had it cracked

I recall reading about a few now, two of them were under 50 gal (one was a 20) but I am not sure if it was the same kinda stuff.

Steve

I think it was caused by the heat generated by the curing epoxy and the expanding glass that shattered those tanks IIRC. I think the big tank that broke belonged to a guy in Winapeg.

that's the one I'm thinkin of.

yes it belonged to Hgtv guy//


Doug did the same thing with his 170 or 90 gal looked really good too...

I think it depends on the type of epoxy, some have higher rates of shrinkage than others when curing.

Steve

turned out pretty decent, prob shouldnt have mixed up so much, but w.e. def doing it in my tank.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/DSC02620.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/DSC02621.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/DSC02619.jpg

30Sq. Feet would be the coverage with a very thin layer(like, less than 1/8th inch).

I used something called Envirotex-Lite from Home-Hardware.

I recall one guy's tank broke because before the epoxy was fully cured(it was hard, but still generating some heat), he poured cold tap-water in for a water test and it cracked.

Chris

i can just imagine the look on my face if that happend to me.
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Richard

and picture the look of my face... if that happened to my new cube....:(