Hand crafted 3D Background - What do you think?

Redearsunfish

Redearsunfish

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A friend created his own 3d background for his new 90 gallon.

Your thoughts?

Step one - dow corning one inch insulation:
Step two - King/sakrete Hydrologic cement coat for texture
Step three - More coats of cement
Step four - Drylok and cement pigment (abusive kiddie pool soak test)
Step five - Detail of rock
Step 6 - Silicone in place.

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Dan F

Dan F

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Excellent work! I like the way he added the little piece to help conceal the overflow.
 
Redearsunfish

Redearsunfish

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JPCHAOS said:
Very cool. Looks great :beer:

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Thanks. I think he did a great job as well for a first time background maker, and a new fish keeper to boot!
 
PDRed302

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Looks good! I like that he didn't build it as a solid background piece as I prefer the broken up look with a black background myself. :D
 
Redearsunfish

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PDRed302 said:
Looks good! I like that he didn't build it as a solid background piece as I prefer the broken up look with a black background myself. :D
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Yeah, I think it adds more depth.
 
NeonFlux

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Neat. I hope I could pull something like this off one day in the future for cichlids or other fish.
 
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