I'm about to do a 65 column paludarium, the water area will have a concrete wall but for the land area I want to do kitty litter, because it is a much more natural medium.
All of the "my clay wall fell down" posts have me a little nervous so I'm thinking of ways to increase the structural stability of the clay wall.
What do you think of this idea:
Silicone a bunch of pieces of lava rock or large driveway gravel around the tank randomly to act as ledges to support the clay above it. That way instead of one big hunk of clay pulling down on itself, each support ledge would be supporting the weight of the clay above it.
Same with a few pieces of driftwood, silicone them to the glass, then put clay above it.. thicker at the top of the driftwood, going to thinner just under the lava rock ledge above it, then thick on top of the piece of lava rock and thinner going up from there...
thoughts?
All of the "my clay wall fell down" posts have me a little nervous so I'm thinking of ways to increase the structural stability of the clay wall.
What do you think of this idea:
Silicone a bunch of pieces of lava rock or large driveway gravel around the tank randomly to act as ledges to support the clay above it. That way instead of one big hunk of clay pulling down on itself, each support ledge would be supporting the weight of the clay above it.
Same with a few pieces of driftwood, silicone them to the glass, then put clay above it.. thicker at the top of the driftwood, going to thinner just under the lava rock ledge above it, then thick on top of the piece of lava rock and thinner going up from there...
thoughts?