131 Gallon Viv Build

[Kisa]

I give polyurethane foam at least 3 days before I mess with it. If it's particularly thick, it cold take 1-2 weeks to fully cure down to the core. You should be alright to carve it after about 3 days though.

Thanks for the tip John! Too bad it'll take so long...but oh well, sacrifices must be made for the good of my frog community!

I'll go at it in three days...hopefully by then I won't strike a pipeline and be oozed. XD;

[Grrrit]

For this kisa, WEAR RUBBER GLOVES! You could spray a generous blob of foam. Then wait maybe 3-5 hours or so and touch it to see if the outside has cured. The key is to get it right as the outside has cured about 1/4" Towards the center. You can then pop it like a balloon and work it into the ledge shape you want by light pinches.

[Kisa]

For this kisa, WEAR RUBBER GLOVES! You could spray a generous blob of foam. Then wait maybe 3-5 hours or so and touch it to see if the outside has cured. The key is to get it right as the outside has cured about 1/4" Towards the center. You can then pop it like a balloon and work it into the ledge shape you want by light pinches.

Wow...If only I had known this sooner...too bad though it's been too long. Oh well...but that's a really cool method, thanks for sharing it!

[Grrrit]

Sorry :/

I'm up to my ears in half built tanks I've been working on. Theyre coming along though.

[Grrrit]

Sounds like your going to have to just make one more! the more the merrier right?

[Kisa]

That's alright Grrrt I really appreciate the suggestion, late or not. I'll probably use it on my future tank builds. I'm going to be converting a 10 gallon to a vert for some Clowns (hopefully) and a 30 gallon long for some darts so I'll have plenty of opportunities to use that method. XD

I hope to see your new tanks once they're all finished, you make some awesome builds my friend. XD

[Kisa]

So more progress on my tank. I know it's really slow going...I just noticed it's been more than a month since I started this thing and I'm not even halfway done yet! I gotta start working faster or all of you will think I don't love my frogs.

Nah, just kidding.

So this is just a minor update, made some cuts in the foam. I'm going to be working on the silicone tomorrow since I waited too long to start it up today.


Right side.


Middle/Right. I tried to carve out a bit of a cave here, and a ledge next door.


Middle/Left. Here you can barely see the cut because it's between the two pots, but it's there I swear it!


Left side. And here I tried to make a sort of ledge for them to chill out on. And sorry this picture is so bad, the light is really weird here.

I wanted to correct myself, I just remembered. I kept saying I had four pots in there I actually only have three. XD; My bad.

I wanted to try and create some natural looking grooves, but when I started I realized I didn't have to make as many cuts as I originally thought to make it look the way I wanted. I did exaggerate them like Don suggested though, thanks again for that tip.

I'll update again when I've started to silicone this bad boy.

Thanks for watching!

[Jon K]

the tank is looking really good