Recent content by PurplePack

I wanted to give an update on my tank, everything seems to be going very smoothly I have a nice community of happy fish that include a beta, molly, small tetras, a crab that loves hiding in the caves i made, some shrimp... and up on top living on the land is a black widow which is really neat...

well i designed it to house reptiles as well as fish, I will probably be putting in a pair of frogs in a few weeks. The chalk in the picture was only used to hold the two pieces of foam together that I purchased. The final unit is covered in several layers of 100% paintable silicone and then...

heres an updated picture with most of my aquascaping done and some fish added...

Yes I probably should remove that picture as I did not end up using that sealer or that stone paint. The final product is covered in a textured krylon fusion paint which looks pretty sharp and is affixed to the aquarium walls and floor using 100% silicone. I started out using a variation of...

Yes i used two large peices of green foam from Michaels that are 4 inches tall by 12 inches wide... stacked them up so that my peice was 8 inches tall which is exactly half the height of my 16 inch tank. I glued the two peices together using that adhesive caulk and youd never have know it was...

Building a nice tank has been something I have wanted to do for a while but have not had the time or resources until now so I am very excited. Look forward to getting tidal waves of questions from me in the near future. If you guys want to check out my build I think its pretty unique and I...

So this project still has a ways to go but I have come to the point where I will be able to put my rock formation into the aquarium later on today. After that I still need to give my paints at least a week of curing before I think about placing any water in it. From the pictures you can see...