Well, here we go...100 gallons. Walk me through it?!

[deranged chipmunk]

I would get 3 2x2 sheets if they have any.


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[BCollie]

And then just super glue them together? Or silicone them together?

[DigitalPunk]

To make them thicker? Use aquarium safe silicone or 2 part epoxy... Not sure if the epoxy will react poorly with the Styrofoam or not.

Or tooth picks. You could use tooth picks to hold them together

[deranged chipmunk]

To make them thicker? Use aquarium safe silicone or 2 part epoxy... Not sure if the epoxy will react poorly with the Styrofoam or not.

Paul, you're killing me!! read the posts buddy!! to join the 3 2x2 sheets together to make a 6x2 sheet she can cut into a 5'x23" sheet for the tank.

[deranged chipmunk]

Not sure if the epoxy will react poorly with the Styrofoam or not.

you should google that

[UncleChester]

A low temp hot glue gun works great for styrofoam, no long cure time or bad smells unless you happen to melt the styrofoam (then it's awful and something you should run away from). This takes some effort with a low temp gun and the solid insulation type of foam, like pressing the tip up against the foam for a few seconds. The lack of a curing time may work against you if you want time to re-position things. Either way, it can be used to 'tack' pieces in place if you plan on siliconing.

I may have missed it, but what are covering the background with?

[BCollie]

A low temp hot glue gun works great for styrofoam, no long cure time or bad smells unless you happen to melt the styrofoam (then it's awful and something you should run away from). This takes some effort with a low temp gun and the solid insulation type of foam, like pressing the tip up against the foam for a few seconds. The lack of a curing time may work against you if you want time to re-position things. Either way, it can be used to 'tack' pieces in place if you plan on siliconing.

I may have missed it, but what are covering the background with?

I believe we don't have a hot glue gun, so I'll just pick up some aquarium-safe silicone from the store.
And I'm not sure what I'm covering it with yet. I was first trying to figure out what to use lol!

[UncleChester]

Sorry my response have been kind of suckish for the last 2 hours!! For an hour and a half I've been picking up acorns out of my parents front yard so that they don't have baby oak trees sprouting up everywhere. I get paid $10/hour for working for them, so I've earned $15 to put towards my vivarium budget.

Umm, I thought that was a union job, squirrels and chipmunks only.

I believe we don't have a hot glue gun, so I'll just pick up some aquarium-safe silicone from the store.

Check the dollar store. Even if not for your tank construction, they're great things to have.

And your Pothos will be great. A general tip though- if it came from a big box store, the staff likely have no idea what chemicals were on it. Rinsing as Heather suggested and the ample time frame should be good though

[jarteta97]

Looks like you're getting a nice pile of supplies going

[BCollie]

Looks like you're getting a nice pile of supplies going

Yes!!
Which reminds me, if someone could look at it and tell me if it's all okay that'd be great...you can find the picture on the last page. The Sphagnum moss doesn't say "milled" on it, but it's the kind from Home Depot...as is the Peat Moss.

EDIT: I'm back to scraping the algae and hard water off of the tank, so my responses may be a bit slow.

[deranged chipmunk]

silicone. i'm not 100%, but i believe superglue eats styrofoam.

[DigitalPunk]

Beat you! Ha! oh and Ginx