Faux sandbed test...

[prosnow]

Well bought some EZ-Stone expoxy from the HD tonight, it says its foodsafe... and am trying the faux sandbed thing in a glass... i'll post pics later of how it turns out...

[Chin_Lee]

hi
which section at HD is this product? i want to check it out. and how much was it?

Well bought some EZ-Stone expoxy from the HD tonight, it says its foodsafe... and am trying the faux sandbed thing in a glass... i'll post pics later of how it turns out...

[prosnow]

paint section...and it came to like 53 bucks after tax, the sample test i did looks pretty good. :) definatly going to do it in my tank, which has gotten delayed and wont be here for about 2 weeks :(

[Bryan]

There is also a two part high gloss clear epoxy in the craft section of Rona called Nu-Lustre 55 that works very well. I never did test it in the tank although some users of Reef Central have used it.

[prosnow]

ya this stuff is 2 part as well, says it does 30sq feet, but mixing it with sand i can see it doing more then a 90 gal tank..if that

[G1GY]

I'll be very interested to see how this turns out. :)

[prosnow]

i'll post some pics in the morning

[StirCrazy]

something to try is to put a good coat on and see if it cracks the glass like two part has been knowen to do.

Steve

[Invigor]

something to try is to put a good coat on and see if it cracks the glass like two part has been knowen to do.

Steve

I remember that happening to a guy either on here or reefcentral, I can't remember...it was a big tank too...like 300+ gallons big. and the bottom just shattered. :(

[Chin_Lee]

I remember that happening to a guy either on here or reefcentral, I can't remember...it was a big tank too...like 300+ gallons big. and the bottom just shattered. :(
i believe that tank cracked due to, in part, lack of support for the bottom pane and hole placements for the overflow. nobody else ever had it cracked

[StirCrazy]

i believe that tank cracked due to, in part, lack of support for the bottom pane and hole placements for the overflow. nobody else ever had it cracked

I recall reading about a few now, two of them were under 50 gal (one was a 20) but I am not sure if it was the same kinda stuff.

Steve

[mr_alberta]

I think it was caused by the heat generated by the curing epoxy and the expanding glass that shattered those tanks IIRC. I think the big tank that broke belonged to a guy in Winapeg.

[Invigor]

I think the big tank that broke belonged to a guy in Winapeg.

that's the one I'm thinkin of.

[Skimmerking]

yes it belonged to Hgtv guy//


Doug did the same thing with his 170 or 90 gal looked really good too...

[StirCrazy]

I think it depends on the type of epoxy, some have higher rates of shrinkage than others when curing.

Steve

[prosnow]

turned out pretty decent, prob shouldnt have mixed up so much, but w.e. def doing it in my tank.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f209/prosnowsk8er/DSC02620.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f209/prosnowsk8er/DSC02621.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f209/prosnowsk8er/DSC02619.jpg

[Funky_Fish14]

30Sq. Feet would be the coverage with a very thin layer(like, less than 1/8th inch).

I used something called Envirotex-Lite from Home-Hardware.

I recall one guy's tank broke because before the epoxy was fully cured(it was hard, but still generating some heat), he poured cold tap-water in for a water test and it cracked.

Chris

[Richard_Dicosimo]

i can just imagine the look on my face if that happend to me.
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Richard

[prosnow]

and picture the look of my face... if that happened to my new cube....:(