Rockwall Paludarium Build Log. Pic Heavy

[DiggenEm]

Thanks for the compliments. I'm stuck with a dilemma. Ok the yellow foam I was going to finish it with titebond to give it a more organic look. Now that I have finished the rock work (almost) do you guys think it would look better if I scrapped the GS and continued the rock work on the other side of the large piece of Malaysian?

[MikeM670]

Have you thought about silicone and peat to cover the foam. That is a pretty standard method to deal with foam. You can also use gorilla glue and peat to achieve the same.

[DonLisk]

I'd go with the GS and substrate covering so you have more than just all stone look. The stone work does look pretty awesome.

[DiggenEm]

Have you thought about silicone and peat to cover the foam. That is a pretty standard method to deal with foam. You can also use gorilla glue and peat to achieve the same.

I wasn't considering the silicone/peat method because I wanted something a little more water resistant and durable I was considering Titebond III but is Gorrila Glue just as good? I know its a lot cheaper.

I'd go with the GS and substrate covering so you have more than just all stone look. The stone work does look pretty awesome.

Once again thanks for the compliment. Ok I got you!! I think I will ad more GS to fill up the rest of the glass and add more planting areas for epiphytes. As far as the "stones" I like the overall greyish color but I'm going to add some greens and earthtones to it to give it a weathered look. This build is geared towards a small species of tree frogs hopefully either clowns or reeds.

[DonLisk]

I like he silicone over gorilla glue since the glue expands and is a mess to have to cut or trim after it hardens. I use gorilla glue for touch up since its fast and fills missed spots quickly.

Instead of filling the whole back you can just put the silicone and substrate right to the glass if your not wanting to take up more space or to use whats already in GS as overhangs.

[DiggenEm]

Yea it is a pain and it takes about 2 weeks to dry. On my last build I used Titebond and it took forever to dry, but when it did it was solid. But what I did was I mixed it up with organic soil and jungle moss and pretty much just slopped it over the GS and then I pressed more organic soil, jungle moss and sphagnum moss into it. I waited for it to dry then I vacuumed off the excess and it turned out pretty good IMO.

[DiggenEm]

**update**

Ok so today I finally went over my best friend's parents' house and picked up this


Yes a sink. A very nice sink. This thing is heavy too. I believe it has a porcelain top but I'm not sure, its definitely not wood. My friend's dad was actually going to sell it at his up coming yard sale but he let me have it for FREE. Forget giving a pet store $100+ for a stand half as nice. So I loaded it in the back of Scarface II (my Pacifica) hauled it home and went to work removing the bowl and water fixture. It was actually pretty easy and took me about 5 mins.



The tank fits it perfectly with about 1/2" space left on the front and the back and completely covers the 2 holes.


As for the tank its self I decided to redo the GS to add more planting pockets and surface. I think I'm going to make some vines to add to this area to give it a more unique look and extra climbing space. But first things first I have to wait for the GS to cure then trim it down. I also picked up a piece of mopani to add to the pond.

Tomorrow I think ill head to my grand mother's house and collect some magnolia leaves. She has three large ones in her yard so free leaf litter. I will be adding it to the pond.