Show me your scapes!

[ehh]

Well every tank in here is amazing.

Here's mine. Nothing special though.

Seriously, you all have some amazing tanks.


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[ehh]

Here's my 20 gallon.


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[Jhncf]

DIY backgrounds. Artificial plants in 210 and 55 gallon tanks, mix of artificial and living plants in 120, 100 and 27 gallon tanks. Substrate is commercial play sand.

210 gallon
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210 gallon
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120 gallon
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110 gallon tall
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27 gallon
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55 gallon tall
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Woah, amazing tanks, especially the 210! How did you make your backgrounds? Nice to see so many nicely scaped American cichlid tanks!

 

[rich_one]

Nice scape man.


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Thanks!

-Rich

 

[Unattended Fish]

Fake rocks and real ones, lots of driftwood (you can only see about half of it) and plenty of fake plants for my big guys to tear up

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I've got archers and your setup would be perfect for them if, you enclose the top and place some branches for crickets or any insect. Then step back and watch them do their thing

 

[Eclipse390]

These are some beautiful tanks!

 

[fug202]

Woah, amazing tanks, especially the 210! How did you make your backgrounds? Nice to see so many nicely scaped American cichlid tanks!

Thanks. The backgrounds are made from pink styrofoam. The rock shapes are carved from blocks of styrofoam and glued in place using either silicone or gap-filling styrofoam in a can. I glue the styrofoam onto acrylic sheets and then use silicone to attach the acrylic sheets to the walls of the tank (this allows for test fitting prior to committing the background to the tank). The backgrounds can be constructed to conceal the filter hardware.





I paint the styrofoam using drylok, a latex paint used for waterproofing the foundations of houses. It comes only in gray or white, so I tint it using cement tinting powders. All these materials are available at hardware stores. This technique was something I learned out about from internet searches on DIY backgrounds.

 

[the animal guy]

Thanks. The backgrounds are made from pink styrofoam. The rock shapes are carved from blocks of styrofoam and glued in place using either silicone or gap-filling styrofoam in a can. I glue the styrofoam onto acrylic sheets and then use silicone to attach the acrylic sheets to the walls of the tank (this allows for test fitting prior to committing the background to the tank). The backgrounds can be constructed to conceal the filter hardware.

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I paint the styrofoam using drylok, a latex paint used for waterproofing the foundations of houses. It comes only in gray or white, so I tint it using cement tinting powders. All these materials are available at hardware stores. This technique was something I learned out about from internet searches on DIY backgrounds.

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youre a badazz at this stuff man. I really like the art work

 

[Hoplo]

A bit of an old shot now, but here is my 900L (240 gallons).

 

[Miguel Monteiro]