3D background

[killzmke]

Making a background for my 30L. I'm going to start breeding convict cichlids again, and I thought it would be cool to make a background for them. For one of the rocks i took two pieces of styrofoam carved the middles out and made a cave. These concrete backgrounds are great, they look great and are easy to make. This is my fourth tank I've done it to.

Making sure i have enough...

Layer 1 (out of 3)

 

[killzmke]

I'll be done by the weekend, then i have to fill and drain it a few times to get the extra concrete materials off. Then it's ready to start cycling.

 

[killzmke]

I silicone the styrofoam right to the glass, otherwise this is how you do it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es76DnaQDwI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[killzmke]

Done

...ish

I'll let it run for a week and do a few water changes before i add the prime or start to cycle it. I like to make sure i have all the extras off the concrete. I'll post some pics when it clears up.

 

[killzmke]

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Here's the cave i made.

 

[soumo]

nice background...what kind of colour did u use??

 

[killzmke]

Thanks! No color. Just the concrete resurfacer.

 

[killzmke]

Coming together...

 

[killzmke]