tyggereye Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I am very interested in making one of my rooms in my dollhouse a sort of "aquarium" room. I have a fair share amount of clay skills to make the fish in some sort of way, but never worked with a clear resin sort of filler. Do you think a glass "tank" would look best filled with resin or make shift some sort of hanging fish in it? Has anyone seen any fish tanks? I've seen a few fish bowls, but not actual tanks. Does anyone have any in their houses? I'd love to see any type of fish bowl/tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Except for a clear acrylic cube I found with a wee seahorse and shells and a plant that I intend for a mini aquarium all the mini aquaria I've seen have the fish, etc, suspended in some form of resin "water". Years ago one of the mini magazines ran a how-to for making an aquarium that included a wee scuba diver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Brae (Otterine) made a saltwater fish tank. To see it installed in her Baxter Pointe Villa, click here and scroll down through the photos. To see her step-by-step process, click here. To see Deb Roberts' tutorial from The Greenleaf Gazette, click here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyggereye Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 OMG...that is exactly what I am talking about. I def. need a light in it/them. Thank you so much! I love the way she did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I was lucky enough to see it in person ... it's stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Thank you!!! I hope to start making these for my etsy shop again by the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I hate "senior" moments! Of course it was Brae's aquarium I was trying to remember here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrockgirl18 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I made one recently (w/o a light). It was much easier than I thought it'd be. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm really tempted to make one, but I know mine will be a disaster if I can't find or make perfect plants and fish to put in it. Getting the fish to float at the perfect depth may also be a problem. I really liked the ones I saw at Chicago International, but without a sale I couldn't budget the $450 they were asking for them. Do tell us how yours turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I read somewhere that you pour your water in layers and position your plants and fish at the levels you want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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