HOW TO: Installing 3D Backgrounds / Tips & Techniques

**merob5407** · 02-25-2012, 1:39 AM

these are really cool

**Jordamnd** · 03-03-2012, 8:46 AM

3D... Amazing ideas and projects well put together. If and when I have time for my aquarium this would be one of the my first attempts. great pics and good jobs well done.

**joecoulson** · 03-03-2012, 11:28 AM

Hiding the equipment is key, the only reason I have the spray bar showing is I wanted surface agitation, everything else hidden

**tsoto80** · 06-18-2012, 9:40 AM

Such beautiful tanks everyone! I would love to do this on my 50 but OMG I almost had a heart attack when I saw the price!!

Maybe I will experiment on one of my smaller tank first. lol

**Wulfonce** · 10-17-2012, 10:58 PM

I'm thinking of getting the 72" Malawi Rock 3D background from Aqua Terra.

Questions:

My 125g has a double brace. Is there a trick to removing the upper trim, or do I just stick a knife in there and start blindly cutting? What if its siliconed to the top edge of the glass? I'm pretty well screwed then right?

I have an fx5 on that tank. I understand how I would setup the output, but what about the input? Would I just leave the standard fx5 input behind the background and drill a few small holes to let water in behind the background?

I get brown algae sometimes. Can I use a stiff brush on these backgrounds without damaging them?

**majorhavok** · 11-27-2012, 10:30 PM

fanastic pics and post. Kinda sucks that a lot of these are premade and wouldnt match my new 125 corner tank very well, but i have only really looked at the design by nature ones so far. prices are pretty high though...