WEKA Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi I am looking at building a resin background for my 1500x600 saltwater. I had thought about sculpturing it out of polystyrene and coating it with resin. The idea was to then disolve out the polystyrene afterwards to get rid of the buoyancy. Has anyone tried anything like this and what sort of resin is available for this sort of application. I would really appreciate any help you can give me with this. I have access to large sheets of 100mm poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hey Weka, Have you had a lookies in the DIY Section, I'm sure I saw some good threads in there, about how to go about doing this. Maybe use the Search feature in the FNZAS part not google. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEKA Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thanks Lyndyloo I had a look but could only see an article about concrete. The search program does not seem to be available at the moment. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stompa Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 hey weka...... i was thinking of doing something similar using paper mash-a (sorry ant spell it) to make the shape then wax the outside and then fibre glassing over top and removing the paper stuff (wax is so the glass removes easy) leaving a nice strong back ground you can add paint to the fibre glass so you get the colour of rocks e.t.c ....but im trying to find on the internet if fibre glass is ok in a fishtank or if something has to be added to make it safe.... let us no how you get on as your way might be better then the way i thinking of.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEKA Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 That would be a lot of paper mache stompa for my tank. I was thinking of sticking two sheets of 100mm together to get a good depth to be able to make caves and crevasses for my crayfish and things to hide in. There must be a resin available like they make the shipwrecks and things out of for tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stompa Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 yes your right as ive got a ship wreck sitting in the tank in front of me and it didnt even click (im having a brainless nite :oops: ) i forgot to say i was going to use chicken netting to make the shape then a small amount of paper mache over the top .... i was going to go this way as i havnt been able to find any polystyrene at a good thickness...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I made my whole tank out of fiberglass a year ago and have had no problems with the fish. It is polyester resin and fiberglass over plywood then I coated the inside with epoxy resin. A friend tried just using polyester resin for a pond and all the fish died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I'd think that you could use Vinylester resin instead of epoxy too as it is used for water storage tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberfin Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 .... i was going to go this way as i havnt been able to find any polystyrene at a good thickness...... I was at mitre 10 Mega asking about the sheets of poly they have. $14 a sheet for 25mm. I noticed sheets 50mm thick also but don't know the price. They are big though - 2 meters square and bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocform Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hey guys if you're still interested try this forum http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/synthe ... 17921.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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