Quote Originally Posted by DigitalPunk View Post
Looking good so far. Covering the foam is easy it just smells awful lol.

I bought a pair of rubber gloved (disk washing gloves) that I use when covering backgrounds. It lets me push the silicon deep into all the cracks without getting it all over my hands. I switch to these gloves over latex because I got tired of using 3-4 pairs of gloves per tank. With these when I am done I use some paper towels to wipe of the excess silicon and they are ready for the next use.

a few tips with silicon covering I will add is that the thicker the coat the better. You want to be able to push your covering material into the silicon. Thin spots of silicon tend to be the sections that don't cover well. Do the covering in sections. Apply some silicon then cover it, apply more silicon and cover it. This keeps the silicon form curing to a point where ti doesn't hold the covering material as good.


Thin spots can either be fixed by applying silicon so it overhangs the thin are. This will give the 2nd layer of silicon something to bite onto (silicon does not stick to cured silicon). I tend to just cover thin spots with some moss or a plant is possible.


Always remember you will always see the flaws in your tank but others rarely do. I have stopped pointing out the flaws in my tanks to others and 99% of them go unnoticed.
Thanks Paul! Im just nervous because there seems to be a lot to cover and like you mentioned, i dont want to have it cure before i cover it up. I like your idea of caulk then cover, then repeat, but im nervous with that way too, cause i see myself caulking, them covering then missing spots that look covered, but dont have silicone under the eco stuff. My other big concern is that i get a lot of caulk on the cork bark. i cant wait to get this done...but not looking forward to doing it.

One question i have is that i have tons of eco earth, but i dont think i have enough soaked and dried. so instead of doing that from the brick again, i was giong to go get some peat moss from lowes. should i use 100% eco earth coco, or mix in some peat. i also saw exp terra has some more brick stuff called forest moss. seems ok to mix that in the coco stuff....any thoughts?

lowes stuff:
Shop Fafard 3-cu ft Organic Peat Moss at Lowes.com


exo stuff:
Amazon.com : Exo Terra Forest Plume Moss, 7 Quarts, 2-Pack : Pet Terrariums : Pet Supplies