Aquariums, Zoos and Themed Environments How‑To's

Aquariums, Zoos and Themed Environments
Smooth-On rubber, plastic and foam for amazing aquarium, zoo and themed environment displays. Our tutorials will show you step-by-step how to make sea anemones, coral, rock scapes, terrain effects, how to coat carved foam and more. These materials allow you to make custom shapes, sizes and colored display pieces that are hyper-realistic, aquarium safe, zoo friendly and durable. There are no limits to what you can create!
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Building the World's Largest Underwater Christmas Tree

Building the World's Largest Underwater Christmas Tree

How Vegas Props fabricated the world's largest underwater Christmas tree

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How To Make a Museum Quality Totem Pole Using Epoxy Putty

How To Make a Museum Quality Totem Pole Using Epoxy Putty

How epoxy putty is applied to carved foam to create a totem pole for a museum

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How To Make a Museum Quality Animal Reproduction

How To Make a Museum Quality Animal Reproduction

Learn how a sculpted reproduction of a rhinoceros torso was made

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How To Make a Flame Rated Casting with Habitat Cast N Coat™ Epoxy

How To Make a Flame Rated Casting with Habitat Cast N Coat™ Epoxy

A Tiki Mask for a Tiki-themed bar is cast out of flame-rated Habitat Cast N Coat epoxy.

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How To Use Habitat Cast N Coat™ to Coat Carved EPS Foam

How To Use Habitat Cast N Coat™ to Coat Carved EPS Foam

In this project, EPS foam board is used to carve a theater mask design. The display is then hard-coated using Habitat Cast N Coat.

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How to Mix Free Form™ Habitat™ and Folding Powder

How to Mix Free Form™ Habitat™ and Folding Powder

This video how-to demonstration shows how to properly combine Folding Powder into Free Form™ Habitat™ Epoxy.

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How To Make a Display Using Habitat™ Epoxy Putty

How To Make a Display Using Habitat™ Epoxy Putty

This video shows the creation of a fabricated tree for a themed environment for an interactive customer experience.

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How To Make a Floral Arrangement Using Encapso® K

How To Make a Floral Arrangement Using Encapso® K

This video demonstrates using Smooth-On's Encapso® K to create a realistic floral display.

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How To Make Flexible Foam Prop Cinder Blocks

How To Make Flexible Foam Prop Cinder Blocks

The scene in Spider Man 3 called for the heroine, Mary Jane, to again be in peril...

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Aquarium Decoration Tutorial - How To Make a Silicone Coral Stamp

Aquarium Decoration Tutorial - How To Make a Silicone Coral Stamp

This video shows how to create a silicone stamp from a piece of coral that can then be used to create detail.

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How To Paint Habitat™ Epoxy Using Smooth-Cast™ 327

How To Paint Habitat™ Epoxy Using Smooth-Cast™ 327

This video shows the process of using Smooth Cast™ 327 urethane resin to paint an aquarium background.

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How To Make a Custom Overflow Cover Using Habitat™ Epoxy Putty

How To Make a Custom Overflow Cover Using Habitat™ Epoxy Putty

This video shows how to use Habitat™ Epoxy Putty to create a sculpted overflow cover for an aquarium.

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How To Create Your Own Cast Live Rock Using Smooth Cast™ 321

How To Create Your Own Cast Live Rock Using Smooth Cast™ 321

Making your own live rock offers an infinite variety of design / color possibilities.

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How To Reproduce a Sea Sponge using Liquid Plastic

How To Reproduce a Sea Sponge using Liquid Plastic

You can create perfect copies of any original sea sponge model using mold rubber and liquid plastic.

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How To Make a 3-D Aquarium Background Using Foam-iT!® 5

How To Make a 3-D Aquarium Background Using Foam-iT!® 5

An easy way to add realism and beauty to your aquarium is to make a custom background.

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How To Use Equinox™ Putty to Replicate a Sea Fan

How To Use Equinox™ Putty to Replicate a Sea Fan

A unique molding method that will let you capture all of the intricate detail of a sea fan using Equinox® Mold Putty

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How To Make Finger Corals Using Smooth Cast™ Plastic

How To Make Finger Corals Using Smooth Cast™ Plastic

You can create perfect copies of any piece of original coral using mold rubber and liquid plastic.

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How To Coat CNC Carved Foam Using Epsilon™ PRO Epoxy Coating

How To Coat CNC Carved Foam Using Epsilon™ PRO Epoxy Coating

Epsilon™ PRO produces a semi-rigid impact resistant surface on carved foam

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How To Make a Custom Foam Seat Using Pourable Urethane Foam

How To Make a Custom Foam Seat Using Pourable Urethane Foam

Pourable polyurethane foam materials are used to create a unique piece of custom furniture.

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