my own build.

[De Foezel]

i have build my own undergrond (for under substrate)
i used fiberglass with a safe resin
i dont know what the resin is called in english but its used on boats for building and repairs(is not bad for enviroment)
here are some pictures.

DAY1
first i cleaned my enclosement REALY WELL
then went to work
i used some chicken ironmesh to make the rough shape of the landscape
then i stuck the fiberglass and resin on







DAY 2
sand the fiberglass lightly and aply another layer of resin(no fiberglass)
before the resin dreid i drop sand on it so it sticks to it


greets Foezel

[De Foezel]

DAY 3
Giving the rest of the enclosure a coating of resin and sand so itl look like 1 "sandy rockwall"

[De Foezel]

DAY 4
finishing up the enclosure with some fake flora
and white window sticky stuff





and i installed some more flora and atached 1 hiding cave to the roof of the enclosement






now i just wait for the fiberglass to stop emitting gasses and then ill put in some cocopeat and my enclosure is ready
greets foezel

[ConcinusMan]

That post couldn't have come at a better time. I have a silent pump for a trickle waterfall in a 55gallon long. I have tubing, air ferns, live moss, hydroballs, netting, etc. Now to fashion a housing/water isolation piece to go with it. This method looks perfect for my project!^^^

[De Foezel]

its in my opinion the best option for building anything in an enclosement

BEWARE it has to dry out for 2 or 3 weeks(keeps gasing for a long time)
so do not put anything u make out of this stuff directly in the enclosement(wait for the object to dry out completely).

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice looking enclosure.
Thanks for posting.

[infernalis]

Superb work. That is a brilliant looking setup.

[Barak666]

Very nice enclosure !!!

its in my opinion the best option for building anything in an enclosement

BEWARE it has to dry out for 2 or 3 weeks(keeps gasing for a long time)
so do not put anything u make out of this stuff directly in the enclosement(wait for the object to dry out completely).

+1 I used this method for my dragon terrarium and for some aquariums background. Last year, I had a formation with an artist who work with resins and fiberglass. If you used fiberglass mesh, the best resin would be the polyester resin, so it dissolve the glue used to hold the mesh fiber together so it is easiest to build curve shape model (with epoxy resin, it tend to fold).

The few weeks of waiting is important as you mention, but to be sure there is no fume emits by the resin after this time, you can wash your work with hot water (±60°C)

Mathieu

[Spankenstyne]

Fantastic looking enclosure!

[BUSHSNAKE]

looks great!