New terrarium build

[Dennis Knowles]

Started the grouting yesterday

I'm using a thin layer of grout to start. I had to thin it down quite a bit in order to get into the deep crevices.

 

[Dennis Knowles]

 

[Stephen Vokoun]

Looking good man! What's your final paint color gunna be?

 

[Dennis Knowles]

Looking good man! What's your final paint color gunna be?

Thanks! The final color is going to be a red sandstone. I'm going to mix the color in with the last two layers of grout.

 

[Dennis Knowles]

Looking good man! What's your final paint color gunna be?

My goal is to replicate this as close as possible

 

[Stephen Vokoun]

That will look sweet! A little dry brushing with a yellow color on the edges should do the trick. But yeah that will look awesome looking forward to the final product!

 

[Dennis Knowles]

Thanks man! And that's a good idea I'm going to have to try that to get the different color contrasts.

Here's where I'm at with the second coat of grout

 

[Dennis Knowles]

So first coat of grout with the dye in it, I plan on doing 3 coats total. In order to get a more realistic look I'm going to use different buckets with one mix red and the other yellow. This should give it more of a sandstone look [emoji106][emoji16]

 

[Dennis Knowles]

Finished putting on the final cost of grout tonight, once it's dry I'll begin to seal it.

 

[PatsyB]

That's beautiful!

 

[Dennis Knowles]

That's beautiful!

Thanks! It's nice to finally see more of a finished product. This has been much more work than I anticipated. Living in Florida I can tell you the mosquitoes have really enjoyed this project as well. Every night I was working on the grout I had a cloud of mosquitos all around me.

Still a lot more work to be done

 

[Dennis Knowles]

So I'm not very happy with the way the seal is drying (matte Mod Podge)

Has anyone had luck with another sealer that does not have so much of a glossy finish? I've tried using sand mixed in with the sealer to no luck. I'm also doing very thin coats as well.

 

[Lynchman18]

What are the measurements of your enclosure? And what did you use to attach the foam to the back and sides of the enclosure?

 

[Dennis Knowles]

What are the measurements of your enclosure? And what did you use to attach the foam to the back and sides of the enclosure?

The enclosure is 4x2x2. I used liquid nail to stick the foam to the back and filled any gaps with spray foam.

 

[Lynchman18]

Thanks.. I work at Home Depot so those items shouldn't be to hard for me to pick up! lol

 

[Dennis Knowles]

Thanks.. I work at Home Depot so those items shouldn't be to hard for me to pick up! lol

That's where I got most of my material! If you have any questions about your build pm me and I can give you some input. I've learned a lot along the way

 

[Canicke]

Looks awesome!

 

[Dennis Knowles]

Finished putting on the last coat of sealer today total of 3. Might do a test with some water to see how it will hold up. I'm still debating on using sand in the tank as well.

 

[Mattiekane]

looking pretty good!!

 

[Stephen Vokoun]

What kind of substrate is that?