Foam for my next FBT Tank Setup

[FriedrichsFrogs]

sorry Disco i personally cant help u out with that this is my first attempt at using foam, maybe Bill can help u out...oh he jumped off. Well if i get some good advice ill help u out asap

[Sunshine]

Sorry Jay, I didn't see your question before I left to go to the store. (I went to go get some supplies for the tank) The silicone will waterproof the foam, but I think the foam is already waterproof. The silicone and moss/coco fiber etc. is just to make it look nice. Just make sure you give everything plenty of time to cure.

[Sunshine]

Just going to piggy back on your thread here... I cannot find great stuff anywhere in the country, and shipping from the US is not cheap... Of the two foam fillers listed at the bottom of this web page, would either be any good? Fillers for Home Improvements and Renovations from Selleys | Selleys New Zealand

Hello Disco! I looked at the website you posted and it looks like the Selleys 'No More Big Gaps' is the same as the 'Great Stuff' foam filler we use here. I am not 100% so I will wait for someone more knowledgeable to chime in.

[deranged chipmunk]

Sherry is correct......the no more big gaps is the one you want. While it may be tempting to use the other one since it cleans up with soap and water, i would shy away from it. Something about the phrase "compressible foam" puts me off. I didn't know k-mart and true value had stores in kiwi-ville!!....lol

[FriedrichsFrogs]

Sorry Jay, I didn't see your question before I left to go to the store. (I went to go get some supplies for the tank) The silicone will waterproof the foam, but I think the foam is already waterproof. The silicone and moss/coco fiber etc. is just to make it look nice. Just make sure you give everything plenty of time to cure.

lol nah its no problem, sorry dont mind me i just got excited im really looking forward to putting this together it should be some fun

[Sunshine]

I can't wait to see the finished result!

[FriedrichsFrogs]

ill try to keep you posted...now if i could just find that camera! well if worst comes to worst i can ask Bill to upload some photos for me if hes willing

[Sunshine]

Yay!!! I love pics!

[Benedicta]

Well i use the black foam more for pond areas...i find that u will use lesser time to do touch up with it because its black and the cocopeats hides it better too...the white ones not so cool.
It expands pretty impressively but at times...it sort of like deflates and leaves behind ugly wrinkles...for white foams, soudal gives a better hard texture and also the surface tends to be rougher too
Both foams will float unless u either squeeze them in tightly or glue them in.

Oh yar...dont forget to put on yer gloves when u work with it...its tends to get pretty sticky and messy when accidentally touch it.
Give it sometime to harden its surface and it will be pliable...and thus u can make neat stuff out of it

[FriedrichsFrogs]

Hey benedicta, im going out today to get everything i need so ill look into Soudal too. I think im just going to go with the plain white foam + cover that with this bag of moss i wasnt using. Thx for the advice