Post #794642 by eroc on Sun, Apr 21, 2019 2:03 PM

Didn't get to work on the front rock section. For some reason decided to get some inside stuff done.

The beginning of my tiki mug display case.

Stained and installed next to aquarium

My current collection is..... lacking.

Maybe I should have made the case smaller, you know, perspective and all.....

So since that was complete, might as well start on the mountain/waterfall/volcano thing that goes on top. No plan, just randomly throw stuff together...

Start framing it out.

Guess I need to explain what is going on the next picture. I used pond liner to create a 'channel' for the waterfall on top. Underneath, I backfilled with styrofoam and metal lathe. Once ready, I'll use Great Stuff on the lathe to give it shape. When that dries, I'll carve it out and then apply hydraulic cement, aka, the mountain.

It was also at this step that I did a dry run of the water run. It splashed everywhere. Apparently, 950GPH is waaaaaaaay too much for my little waterfall. So this is my stopping point until I get a much much much smaller pump.