Mossy Frog build

[NatureLady]

Ummm...Yeah I have a healthy amount of tractor supply stores in my area. Black might work...

Ok I have an issue unfolding in the viv...I put silicone on the glass where I was to spray foam. Yesterday I noticed that one area the foam was separating from the silicone. This just so happened to be an area where I had removed some foam that was a, "hey I have more foam in this can let's use it...um, here!" decision, that turned out to be a bad idea in hind sight. But today I noticed it was separating from the other side. Both happen to be the side glass not the back. What should I do to fix this? Smear wood glue into the cracks?

[deranged chipmunk]

GS does make a black colored foam called Pond & Stone. From what I have read it is less expanding and some said it didn't go as far as the gap and crack GS.

As for my experience...I waited about 30 minutes, give or take, and then I pressed (it was still tacky, but it easily came off of my bare hands) on it lightly until I got it to was happy with it. A few places I pressed it flat and a few places I just pressed some of the air out, because it was expanding to places I didn't want it to go.

I have a build going called Mossy Frog Build. Go there and I'll tell you which parts I pressed the foam.

this is why you encountered shrinkage. when you press of the foam, it pops all the air bubbles inside, which aid in it's curing process. when you took away the volume, it became liquid underneath and actually started pulling on the rest of the material lessons learned during building are so fun, aren't they?? LOL

[NatureLady]

this is why you encountered shrinkage. when you press of the foam, it pops all the air bubbles inside, which aid in it's curing process. when you took away the volume, it became liquid underneath and actually started pulling on the rest of the material lessons learned during building are so fun, aren't they?? LOL

Yeah yeah Smarty pants. You will never be able to tell when I am done! I like to break the rules to get my way...bwahahahahahA!

[deranged chipmunk]

oh, and great stuff also makes a fire proof foam, which is black. it is a bit more pricey than the regular, but much, MUCH cheaper than pond foam, which is about 5x the cost of regular GS. at least where i buy it. Walmert has GS for $3/can, my local fish store has pond foam, same size can for $16/can

[NatureLady]

Oh and today when buying more Titebond III, I sweet talked the lady who was marking plants down to give me 3 weak little plants for $1.50 total. They will go into one of the upper planters they are Purple Passion, Gynura aurantiaca, cute little fuzzy dudes. Any experience with them?

[deranged chipmunk]

nope.....but here's a link for ya.... Gynura aurantiaca - Purple Passion Vine - Asteraceae . i'm not sure what purple passion is and i'm pretty sure there is no plants named cute little fuzzy dudes.....LOL


edit: just saw it was all the same (i'm a dumb a$$) you bought 3?????

[deranged chipmunk]

my score today was a nice, stout little philodendron, a juvenile diffenbachia, and a nice, large robust red veined fittonia for $9

[NatureLady]

LOL! I almost bought a bright red veined fittionia, but it was in a highly over priced container. I did buy three, because they are on deaths door step and after reading the article I will be trimming the blooms off as they happen. Yucko, but very cool fuzzy purple leaves. I need more pops of color in the plantings.

[NatureLady]

Update...5 days ago I put the final layer of titebond and crammed as much coco fiber into as possible and then zoomed out of town for a few days for work. Today I got the shop vac out and cleaned out all of the extra stuff and put the finishing touches on the back ground. I walked away and came back to it several hours later, turned it right side up, and found more places to touch up. This phase of the build is finished...about damn time!


The pieces of paper where on the tank for me to get an idea of what plant is getting planted where. I ordered plants today and I didn't want to have to many plants or not enough...

In a few days I have a few places that need to be siliconed and covered with coco fiber. Maybe, just maybe, one day soon I will be ready to plant.