molding process in such a process melted polymer material is forcefully injected into a mold of the aquarium life being reproduced the mold shapes the plastic into the desired form and is generally comprised of two machined aluminum or machined stainless steel halves that are brought together before the polymer is injected the polymer then cools and solidifies within the mold and the aquarium life reproduction can then be removed fig7 is a flowchart describing a typical injection molding process for use with some aspects of the invention at step 700 the injection molding process typically begins with a plasticating unit that melts a translucent polymer material into a liquid form the polymer may be available in a pellet form for this process a screw within the plasticating unit may shear the polymer pellets as they are heated at step 702 a clamping unit brings the two halves of the mold together and holds the mold closed during the injection process at step 704 a nozzle of the injection unit is coupled to one or more holes in the mold through which the melted polymer can enter the mold at step 706 the injection unit delivers melted polymer into the mold since most polymers tends to contract as they solidify the injection molding machine will force extra polymer into the mold this aids in causing the polymer to fill out the mold cavity when the polymer solidifies at step 708 the mold is cooled to cause the polymer to solidify finally at step 710 the two halves of the mold are opened and one or more aquarium life reproductions can.