1. Aquascaping 101 January 10, 2009 By Nick Jansen

2. Waiting to get started

4. Club Secretary Becky

5. Club Librarian Del

7. Club Frag-Master Nick

8. Stacking Rocks

9. A little How To

10. Enlisting some help

11. That’s gonna go through the table!

12. Using a power drill to make a hole in several rocks

13. Once the rocks are drilled, its time to make the arrangement

14. Rotate the rocks until they are balanced

15. Looking for the best fit

18. Using some acrylic rods

19. Voila

22. Next up Making walls

23. Getting some help from the Birthday Girl

26. Use a few tie-wraps to put it together

30. Time to get messy with the Great Stuff foam

31. More foam

32. And a bit under there..

33. Mmmmm Whip Cream

34. Time to make it look rock- like

35. Use the needle nose pliers to make some divots

36. Poke a few more holes here and there

37. Now for the Epoxy to protect it from the UV rays and to give the final finish

38. Be sure to read and follow the instructions

39. It is a two part mix so measure it carefully as the instructions say

40. Get a cheap disposable paint brush to apply to all surfaces

41. Tip: If you are not done with the brush, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator

43. Now that is has a nice wet coat of epoxy…

44. Add the final texture. Apply sand, crushed coral or shells to give it that Real-Rock finish

45. This is what it will look like when done

49. Top View

50. Success!

51. Raffle Time

52. See you next month