Rockwall Paludarium Build Log. Pic Heavy

[Badger]

Awesome tanks, looks amazing so far. keep us posted. Economy sucks, everyone is losing their jobs.

[optimum]

any updates ?

[DiggenEm]

any updates ?

Actually yes there is. I was trying to wait until I had more done but here goes.
Ok so after the last update I ran into two problems but one ended up being a blessing. The silicone used to hide the GS on the glass didn't cure fully in some spots and the titebond peat mix never hardened after a week, so I had to tear it out and start over. This time I didn't spray the GS all the way to glass to avoid using silicone altogether. Also another mistake was I saturated the peat mix with water before adding the titebond to stretch it. This time I used the peat dry and mixed in the glue real thick to get the first layer to be real thick and hard. It still took about a week to dry but it was really solid. For the spots that I missed I used the same technique only with Gorrila Glue because it was cheaper and I wanted to try it. What I found with the Gorrilla Glue is that it is way more sticky than the Titebond so it made the next step a lot easier. After I got of the bare spots covered real good I just smashed the peat mix on top of the wet glue in some areas to give it some different textures. I also did the same thing to make fake vine to make it look better than rubber coating a wire. Maybe I can at least get some algae or moss to grow on it. I think it came out pretty good. I also found that Gorrilla Glue cures in less time than Titebond for those interested in using wood glues for their set-ups.
Here go the pics.
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I hope to order my bulkheads this week so I can test the water fall and see if the "rocks" are fully cured.

[DiggenEm]

Hello ppl. Just a quick update. I painted the "rocks" so let me know what you guys think? The area that is mor saturated green is where the waterfall will flow.

[DiggenEm]

Another quick update. Added more exo-terra vines and coated them with gorilla glue and peat. Also added a "floating island" were the vines meet. I was really iffy on the design at first because it seemed off-balance, but the addition of the new vines has really brought the design together for me. Questions, comments and concerns please.

[DonLisk]

Looking awesome DiggenEm

[DiggenEm]

Looking awesome DiggenEm

Appreciate that Don