lockrookie's 50g tank build

Slick Fork · #1 06-29-2010, 10:09 PM

Where did you pick up the Dremel bit? Is there a specific name/part number I can look for? How did you stabilize the glass to reduce vibration? I'm looking at doing something similar with a 33 gallon but the glass is much thinner so I'm worried about vibrations

Madreefer · #2 06-30-2010, 12:23 AM

Your 3d rock wall is cool. Good job. I've only seen it once before but it was ceramic I think.

lockrookie · #3 06-30-2010, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

Your 3d rock wall is cool. Good job. I've only seen it once before but it was ceramic I think.

thank you it was a fun project but i will tell you this the epoxy gets you high and the smell take awhile to fade i have to try and soak it in water and hopefully it fades.

or maybe i should just sit in the room for awhile inhale some fumes and think of the next rock tree/return flow formation for the rest of the tank maybe in technicolour.

i know i will have to put some live rock in to seed the dry rock but once seeded ill remove it unless it looks cool with it

Doug · #4 06-30-2010, 02:52 AM

Great build thread. And a build thread it is.

Good job on the overflow. Love the back wall. Looks like a very good job.

Wayne · #5 06-30-2010, 03:04 AM

That is an awsome wall! I very well might consider something like that for my next tank. Any worries about the polyurethane foam leaching chemicals in to the water?

lockrookie · #6 06-30-2010, 03:32 AM

from what i read no, the epoxy seals it and protects it from uv that could break down the foam but from all the threads on reef central no one has had any problems whatsoever and some made walls for over 165g tanks. much more involved than my teeny wall in comparison. maybe i should test it with damsels just in case..... hehehe j/k

Wayne · #7 06-30-2010, 01:31 PM

Well thats awsome then!

Polscot · #8 07-08-2010, 06:48 PM

im bulding a foam wall right now also, what epoxy did u use, will Elmers spray adhesive work? how do i know what kind im aloud to use

Greenmaster · #9 07-09-2010, 12:01 AM

Looks like a good build I will be watching.

lockrookie · #10 07-09-2010, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Polscot

im bulding a foam wall right now also, what epoxy did u use, will Elmers spray adhesive work? how do i know what kind im aloud to use

i actually used fiberglass resin it seemed to work alright i had to do 3 coats to get the effect i wanted. i brushed on the resin and rubbed sand into it with bits of seashells. true test will be when the tank is running

i wouldnt use a spray myself i dont think it will get thick enough to mix with the sand. the can of resin was only 17 dollars.

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Originally Posted by Greenmaster

Looks like a good build I will be watching.

thank you its been fun thus far. currently working part 2 diy rock sculpture/return flow. im trying to hide the return lines within the rock pile with a flat rock shelf to use as a frag rack. hopefully i will get enough flow from the return pump i wont need to use any power heads or in the least very little power heads.

and i am following your build as well very cool tank