DIY Background

Hey guys so I want to Make a DIY background for my 1ft tall tank ... So should i go with the polistyiseen cement or Make like a "wall" of stones .... And what Cement Whould u use ???

 

Hi
Found that this type of wall will eventually break down and the falling stones might damage the tank wall or bottom.
It does however look great!

 

Was thinking Of siliconing the rocks to a sheet of plexiglass and then siliconing the plexiglass to the back of the tank ... Did u use Rond stones or Edgy stones Slojo?

 

Round*

 

The problem that occured is that the rocks soak up water that cause the silicone to loose its "grip".
What I was thinking of was to drill into the stones and use a rodlike connection with Pratley to glue all together.

 

the tank izit that big so if the rocks fall it work harm the tank... unless u use Bigish rocks...

 

Did this already: http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?4832-DIY-Pebble-background&p=69826#post69826

Doesn't work. I think Slojo is right in that a rod is needed to drill through the stones etc.

 

Go the DIY cement background route. If you're creative enough, you can have any style and texture rock you want.

 

Check out Facerock 3D fishtank backgrounds. Locally produced and reasonably priced.

 

Made a complete cave,island and rock wall waterfall for my little paludarium out of spraypainted polystyrene and touched up with some acryllic poster paint - worked so well,a friend seeing it for the first time asked where i found a rock that fit this corner tank so perfectly...lol

 

Had a look...not too bad. But its much more fun building it yourself. Btw R400 is alot, i paid about R90 in total for mine...