i want this background!! how do i get it?

[budwick weiser]

i want this background for my 100 but i don't want to pay the 400 dollars that petorama is saying they cost. anyone have a good way to reproduce this? maybe a how-to sight? or does anyone have one laying around that they'd like to sell to me for way cheap?

btw this tank is from true pecula and i know that they have a lot of rocks glued down in front of the 3d background. i just want to have that 3d background and then i'll make the sweet caves myself.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f154/dbuffguy/tankbg.jpg

[tsunderl]

This isn't exactly the same, but cool. http://www.duboisi.com/DB_articles/viewtopic.php?t=26

Another made from styrofoam and cement...
http://www.thecichlidgallery.com/article_styrobackground.htm

Still another styrofoam and cement... http://www.catfishheaven.net/day1.html

[kewlkatdady]

This needs to be a sticky in the DIY section. tsunderl...those are freaking great write ups.

Thank you.

[tsunderl]

I'll send you my bill.... http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/extra3/thankyousign.gif

[budwick weiser]

damn, what a pain in the arse!

[kewlkatdady]

It'll go with all the other unpaid bills this hobby has created...:spend:

[tsunderl]

Kewlkatdude, don't make me send these guys after ya...

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/05/23/sopranos460.jpg

Budwick, it looks like a pain, but the results are cool. I think I may give it a try when I get my tank set up. Heck of a lot cheaper plus you get bragging rights. :D

[budwick weiser]

good call... and i'm not supposed to be rushing my tank... i'm trying to take my time and do it right... but... i just want to shove in a background and some rocks, glue it down and be done!!!

[fishyjoe24]

how about photoshopping one and printing out to size would that work?

[budwick weiser]

i want the actual depth and real caves fishyjoe

[etc]

And that is why I have a room divider aquarium ;)

Saved me money in the long run.

[AndrewH]

This needs to be a sticky in the DIY section.

Stickied and moved ;)

[tsunderl]

Lava rock background... http://www.instructables.com/id/Lava-Rock-Aquarium-Background/

Sand and slate backgrounds... http://www.e-aquarium.com.au/aquarium-backgrounds.htm

Several good ideas and articles... http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/aquascaping/index.html

[budwick weiser]

http://www.aquarium-background.com/ very tite backgrounds... around 270 plus shipping for a 50" x 19" background of your choosing. you can also buy rocks, caves, etc from them to match. sounds awesome to me!

[AndrewH]

http://www.aquarium-background.com/ very tite backgrounds... around 270 plus shipping for a 50" x 19" background of your choosing. you can also buy rocks, caves, etc from them to match. sounds awesome to me!

Dang, those are some nice backgrounds. Definitely worth $270.

[budwick weiser]

i might just have to invest in the ricky 3.... and some of the stones and caves

[tsunderl]

Y'all would pay $270 for backgrounds and give up bragging rights??? Where do y'all work and are they hiring?!?! :p: Seriously, I've always been one to do things out of the norm and different from others, so I am seriously thinking of doing my own background when I get my tank. If I take the leap, I'll definately keep everybody updated.

[budwick weiser]

i just dont want to spend a month or more getting the ph right because of the cement and dyes i used to make my background. i think the 270 for the background is well worth the 30 to 60 days extra that a diy projects might take... unless someone sways me.. which i'm up to..... so tell me why the diy way is woth the 2 months or so of water changes

[AndrewH]

I'm thinking of trying my hand at a DIY, but if I didn't have the skills (which I might find is the case) or the time, I definitely would look at these backgrounds as an option. Look very realistic and not to bad of a price for what you’re getting IMO.

[xtc]

I got an itchin and a 20L sittin idle...:noidea:

[sap]

go big or go home.http://dallasfishbox.com/modules/Forums/files/dsc02840_674.jpg

I scored these from fishman76092 a few months back and they are awesome boulders, each weighing in at around 100 lbs a piece.

[poel_19]

you have huge rocks there SAP!!

[kewlkatdady]

f that man... I had 100 lbs rocks in my 125...never again.

To hard to move for cleaning under them...but they are nice.

[Catherine]

Whoa, LOVE those backgrounds! That is a site to bookmark!
C

[Catherine]

Ya, this moss background wall looks so easy, and neat!
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Leong_Moss_Wall.html

[AndrewH]

go big or go home.

I scored these from fishman76092 a few months back and they are awesome boulders, each weighing in at around 100 lbs a piece.

Those are some boulders!!! I'd be scared I'd drop them or something.

Ya, this moss background wall looks so easy, and neat!
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Leong_Moss_Wall.html


Yeah, that looks like a prefect setup for a grow out tank or something!

[sap]

yeah, i put them in my 180 by myself, I drilled 2 - 1/2 inch holes and ran heavy duty 1/2 inch nylon wire ties through them and set them down on 4 small pieces of slate. very friggin scary when you think about dropping one and cracking the tank. I dread the removal when I replace that tank thinking about borrowing my friends engine hoist.

[bra8ndy8]

I would have gotten a sledge hammer and made smaller ones!

[kewlkatdady]

thinking about borrowing my friends engine hoist.

I thought about a cherry picker also...wife said F no....

[rolloffhill]

That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

I would defiently use egg crate under those boulders.

[sap]

its 1/2 inch glass, both boulders are on each end.....if it was going to pop it would have done so a couple months ago.

[rolloffhill]

Thats cool, I like extra insurance...;)

[fishman76092]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC01608.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC02357.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/7638a.jpg

I did these after reading this article (dont bother with the spray foam-its a bitch to melt...)
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_aquarium_background.php

[xtc]

[rubs nipples]

I would have gotten a sledge hammer and made smaller ones!

[EAST_TX_RN]

Wow!

[AndrewH]

I did these after reading this article (dont bother with the spray foam-its a bitch to melt...)
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_aquarium_background.php

How long did it take for the concrete to leach?

I guess with your 180, the plants don't seem to mind the concrete (judging by the success you have in that tank)?

[fishman76092]

I ran brine in it for 7-10 days. Its been a couple years since I did them. I cannot grow softwater plants in that tank well...I assume its from the concrete. I also struggle to get the pH under 6.4.

[AndrewH]

Dang, I didn't realize the concrete would cap the bottom of the pH! Even with the CO2, or does your controller cut that off at a curtain low point?

I assume you mean brine shrimp or are you talking about some sort of chemical?

[poel_19]

brine...is the salty water he used...its to help leach out some of the minerals in the concrete

[biggin]

A LOT of salt....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine

Should read the some of the sites that talk about making them....

brine...is the salty water he used...its to help leach out some of the minerals in the concrete

[fishyjoe24]

the fish gallery sells them, along with the log back grounds. DNA also sells the log back grounds too.

[ElijahTurtle]

WTH... That was random

[bra8ndy8]

Imagine that....

[cookieboy]

i made one myself
it turned out good
all you need is styrofoam knife concrete and glue
it worked great but i never used it it was for a 10 gallon tank

[Luiz]

Check this out ,,,, I made this background using silicone glue, lava rock and driftwood.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d166/aquariorio/IMG_0611.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d166/aquariorio/IMG_0623.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d166/aquariorio/IMG_0609.jpg

[alta678]

Nice, nice!!:D

[Incaico]

I just saw who started this thread. What happened to Budwick weiser? He hasn't been on in a long time.

[Payton]

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