How To Use Equinox™ Putty to Replicate a Sea Fan

Step 5: Demolding, Casting, and Displaying Final Piece

Once fully cured, remove clamps and move entire structure to a flat surface. Remove top board and slowly peel back the mold rubber from the casting. Gently lift the casting out of the mold.

Demolded sea fan casting with flashing still attached. Clean up the casting by trimming any excess flashing from the casting. Smooth-Cast 65D is a semi-rigid resin, affording the perfect amount of strength and flexibility for this type of casting.

When placing the sea fan casting into the aquarium, sea creatures like live shrimp are not harmed by the plastic sea fan. The semi-rigid sea fan waves as naturally as a real sea fan in the current. You can not tell the difference, and the 60D sea fan will last for years. Smooth-Cast 60D is aquarium safe.

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