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anyone know how ot make a waterfall in a tank?
Its a 90 gallon tank so there is planty of room

i wasthinking useing a large tub or just silicon another glass border in the tank to make a resevoir/pool to soak in and the pump will be in but then i dont know how to make the acual water fall i would like the cage to be easy to clean so i dont think i will be making a river or aleast not a long one.

anyideas on using like flat rock cemented to the glass or something i have no clue what to do ....

Go to the gallery and search by username under Homer1. I have a step-by-step tutorial with pictures on how to make a waterfall using a false bottom setup, a fountain pump and an 18"x18" piece of pond liner (or you could use a black trash bag).
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Homer W. Faucett III, esq.
Purveyor of Trivialities and Fine Nonsense

You can take some screen (aluminum) and bend it to the shape you want and then coat it with fiberglass resin like you would use on a car to do body work. I have done this with several tanks and it works great. I will try and attach a pic but not sure if it will work or not. Computer illiterate here.I know this was short but not a lot to it. If you have any questions just ask and I will try and clarify it the best I can.

TonyT

I used the aluminium, and fiberglass method also. I have to agree it works great, and you can coat it with silicon/peat to make it look more natural.

I had a hard time shaping the aluminium the way I wanted, so I used some chicken wire underneath and made the shape and place the aluminium over it.
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Here is a pic of my waterfall. It was created simply by pumping water up a tube onto a flat rock. From there the water pools and falls down onto other rocks and into a stream. The stream was created by siliconing wood to coroplast (which is basically plastic cardboard) and adding pebbles.