Looking for a pair of Mandies!

[casportpony]

Very cool!

 

[Jpat]

Nice! ive made aquarium backgrounds the same way

 

[Miss Lydia]

What is that stuff?

 

[Jpat]

What is that stuff?

Basement insulation foam board high density

https://www.lowes.ca/building-suppl...insulation/?cm_mmc=search_google-_-DSA_111_1_{campaign}-_-&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6MHdBRCtARIsAEigMxE6VdWbZKM7cWkEdKGAmdOPg1o8-kYRkJpI590w4lakTiZlQhTdOeMaAhnYEALw_wcB

 

[WVduckchick]

Neat idea!

Hopefully they won’t try to chew it. My calls dug the styrofoam out from under the boat hull.

 

[Duck-duck-goose]

Ok, so I used:
1 sheet of 4'x8'x2" rigid foam insulation
1 can of expandable pond waterfall foam
2 quarts of flex seal liquid rubber (1blk 1wht)
Mixed together to make shades of grey
3 aerosol cans of flex seal liquid rubber (1clr 1blk 1wht)
2 tubes clear 100% silicone caulk
1 300gph pond pump
6ft 1.25" pond housing
1 large mortar mixing tub
1 3" kitchen sink drain
Some random PVC pieces to direct the water over my garden and into the actual pond in my backyard

I used my angle grinder to shape the foam into stone facets as well as disposable/eject-ible? able? Utility blades to cut away larger clefts and used cut pieces to glue "stalactites" to the edges randomly. I used a jigsaw to cut the foam sheets into the correct shape. Once I cut the shape I applied silicone caulk an 1" to an 1.25" in from the edge of each sheet and applied the next and the next and next.... I let dry over night and shaped the next day (Very Messy!) I did it in my well ventilated furniture spray booth. After ground and shaped I applied the expanding pond foam randomly and aesthetically pleasingly ; let dry.....then applying many coats of flex coat with brushes, dry brushes, and the black and white spray to achieve a "stone look". Once I was pleased with the color and effect I applied MANY coats of clear flex seal and let dry.

After I had let it dry I rinsed it with water several times.....flex seal is pond safe but I really wanted to remove any residue if any.
I ran the hose up the back of my aviary and dropped the falls into the corner! I saw similar sized fountains on amazon for 1100$ I spent 150$ including the pump!

So it turned out in my agressive grinding had zipped a few pin holes so u used a scrap of plywood a 2"x4" and left over pond liner to make a tray to direct any wayward leaks.

 

[Duck-duck-goose]

Neat idea!

Hopefully they won’t try to chew it. My calls dug the styrofoam out from under the boat hull.

There's soooooo many coats of flex seal (about .4" thick) which is non toxic and pond safe. It dries like the rubber in my pickup truck bed.

 

[casportpony]

There's soooooo many coats of flex seal (about .4" thick) which is non toxic and pond safe. It dries like the rubber in my pickup truck bed.

You should write an article on how you made it.

 

[Duck-duck-goose]

You should write an article on how you made it.

I'm so bad at explaining!

 

[casportpony]

There's an article writing contest that you should submit it to.