[Palex134]

any quick pics of your first one or how it turned out?

[Brandon Parry]

Peter using the styrafoam just fills the back wall out more so less spray foam is needed. I cut and carved mine up with a razor blade. Once it was cut and shaped the foam is more of a sponge like surface so that's why I used tile adhesive to skim it. If you don't cut or carve the foam you should be able to seal it with an acrylic and lay sand into it with out tile adhesive

[Palex134]

is the acrylic and the tile adhesive safe for herps?

[Brandon Parry]

the acrylic is water based and the tile adhesive gets sealed by the acrylic so I don't see why not. Just as long as everything is dry.

[Palex134]

thanks,
I will take a trip to Home Depot today.

Any suggestions on brands?

[Coleonyx]

Supplies:

1 can of "great stuff" wide gap filler: its this foam that comes from a can
1 bag of sanded tile grout
1 bag of sand



Basically I sprayed the foam where I wanted it, waited for it to dry, and then grouted it. While the grout was still wet, I covered it in sand. Here is the finished product. It is a ten gallon. If you need any additional info, feel free to ask.

Edit: I did 3 sides of the tank. Saves room to put the tanks sideways. lol

[Palex134]

wow that is great! I want to do something like that, but one side only. Thanks, I should start today or tomorrow.

[Coleonyx]

Thanks! The whole thing took about 3 hours. I sprayed the foam last night, and then woke up and did the rest. It should be much faster for you, since you are doing one side.

What kind of geckos are going in yours/

[Palex134]

p. rangei. I just want to make the cage look more interesting, as a big cage full of sand doesnt look too cool. The cactus wood in there looks great too, I bought some at the last show I went to, and hopefully it will fit nice in mine.

did you apply the great stuff directly to the glass, without putting anything on the glass before?
Also, will one can of great stuff do the whole back wall of a 15?

Thanks for the help.

[Coleonyx]

Yeah, I just sprayed it right on. A can would definatley cover the whole back wall. Just leave small gaps when you are spraying it. It expands and will fill the gaps. I used the whole can for mine.

P. rangei are cool geckos. Red sand would look really good with them.

Good luck!