anchar Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Hi all, After seeing the poly rock wall here the other day I decided to get creative myself. I have PVC tubes in with my fronties and I hate them so decided to get crafty today.... This way I get light weight "rock" tubes without the PVC distraction At least earning my geology degree wasn't a complete waste of time merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazaf Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Very impressive Mind teaching us how to make the rock mixture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenomena Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Hi Merjo, Nice one! Is that concrete? You could shape the PVC pipe before plastering it. Just heat it up on fire, but not too close that it's burnt & black, until it's flexible then shape it to your like. Then quickly dip it into a bucket of cold water. Cheers, DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZ Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Very easy Kazaf, Andrea just uses her left over porridge from breakfast. WAZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 Thanks WAZ...bacon and eggs for you then (I'll make a mental note ). For those interested, all I did was squeeze silicon onto the PVC, add a small amount of sand, texture it with my fingers, and threw extra sand over it (shaking off the excess). No messy concrete, plaster or oatmeal... Thanks for the tip about altering the shape DD...I was wondering how I could do it....cheers merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Awesome idea Merjo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazaf Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 how much silicon was used for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 G'day Merjo Just use a heat gun. Available at Bunnings atm for $14.88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 how much silicon was used for this? About half a tube. Thanks for the heat gun tip (if holding it over a gas stove fails, it's off to Bunnings I go merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazaf Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 This looks pretty hard, having to place silicon all around inside the tube looks difficult. Will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 It wasn't hard Kazaf...just smear and extrude...'twas messy though merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Lol they look very good.. Great idea lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 They look awesome, nice work! You're a talented one thats for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazaf Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 What sand did you use for the coating, and where can I get them. Starting to decorate my tank abit now that I have my holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 I used "over-size lime sand" that I purchased from a mineral sands place here in Perth. The "bumps" are just extra globs of silicone with sand covering them to make it more realistic looking. merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazaf Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Anyone know where to purchase this type of sand in Sydney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Nice work Merjo - that would use an absolute heap of silicone if trying to cover a larger area... I'd use rubber gloves if doing a job like that - silicone is not easy to get off your fingers! Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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