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So I decided to use greatstuff in my new 18 x 18 x 24 ZooMed build. I'm gonna take my time building this one out. I've been reading all over and think I have everything down but want to make sure.
1.) You use the Large Gap Greatstuff? About how far does a 16 oz can go? I've seen 12 oz cans at WalMarx and 16 oz at HomeDepot. How long should I allow it to cure? 24,48 hrs enough?
2.) Apply a thin layer of silcone to the glass first, let cure. This helps it adhere better? Not quite sure if this is 100% necessary?
3.) You can carve the GS and form it once it cures?
4.) Apply a layer of black/brown silicone to the Greatstuff and then sprinkle on your covering of peat/coco/orchidbark as a substrate? I was going to use a mix of the three.
5.) I'm thinking I will sink clay pots into the background for some plants, broms can just be stabbed in or secured with paperclips/toothpicks? Epiphytes and vines will just grow right over it.
6.) Keep the GS up out of the false bottom? I was going to go down to about 6 inches above the bottom of the tank.
Lots of questions I know. This stuff and this method really needs a how/to type sticky thread.
1.) You use the Large Gap Greatstuff? About how far does a 16 oz can go? I've seen 12 oz cans at WalMarx and 16 oz at HomeDepot. How long should I allow it to cure? 24,48 hrs enough?
2.) Apply a thin layer of silcone to the glass first, let cure. This helps it adhere better? Not quite sure if this is 100% necessary?
3.) You can carve the GS and form it once it cures?
4.) Apply a layer of black/brown silicone to the Greatstuff and then sprinkle on your covering of peat/coco/orchidbark as a substrate? I was going to use a mix of the three.
5.) I'm thinking I will sink clay pots into the background for some plants, broms can just be stabbed in or secured with paperclips/toothpicks? Epiphytes and vines will just grow right over it.
6.) Keep the GS up out of the false bottom? I was going to go down to about 6 inches above the bottom of the tank.
Lots of questions I know. This stuff and this method really needs a how/to type sticky thread.