Hi everyone!
Im new here but I have been reading a lot about 3D backgrounds and stuff on this forum and others for a while. Some of them are really awesome and I cant wait to try my own!! My 75 gallon tank has been bare and boring since I got it because the goldfish I keep produce too much waste to have gravel, river rocks, or any substrate that catches it. Sand was always taboo before but now Ive looked into it and tried it in my 15 gallon with no problems especially when mixed with gravel. The sand stops the waste from getting too deep in the substrate.
Now that I can have substrate and time, I want to decorate it in Kingdom Hearts theme and add a hydroponic garden on top that flows down into the tank via mini waterfall. The tank will also be planted but I didnt want to draw all the individual plants the trees themselves took long enough. I got my inspiration for the trees from http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?211530-NEW-Corner-bowfornt-3D-background . Im also taking from the plastic rain gutter lighting DIY but Im not sure on which lights yet. I want it to be med-high light.
My main concern is the trees and ornaments. It seems like making the tree models in foam is the best place to start then cover them in cement or fiberglass. I like the look of Joey02s fiberglass more but from what Ive read, theres a lot of debate on Bondos safety I also want to make the ornaments from other materials and then seal them with a clear safe substance I dont want to use silicone because of its rubbery texture. Any ideas/materials/brands that have been used with success?
Oh, and the water level is about 4 lower because Im have lilly pads that are going in this tank and I would like to see the tops of the pads. The intake will be next to the left tree and the output will be inside the left tree, flow through the hydroponic garden, to the right tree and down the rocks into the water. I would also like to have bubbles come out of certain spots on the tree roots. Ill probably have to run airline tubing through the trees to make it happen.
Thanks in advance! I promise to start a new thread once I start on it so everyone can see what happens.
Im new here but I have been reading a lot about 3D backgrounds and stuff on this forum and others for a while. Some of them are really awesome and I cant wait to try my own!! My 75 gallon tank has been bare and boring since I got it because the goldfish I keep produce too much waste to have gravel, river rocks, or any substrate that catches it. Sand was always taboo before but now Ive looked into it and tried it in my 15 gallon with no problems especially when mixed with gravel. The sand stops the waste from getting too deep in the substrate.
Now that I can have substrate and time, I want to decorate it in Kingdom Hearts theme and add a hydroponic garden on top that flows down into the tank via mini waterfall. The tank will also be planted but I didnt want to draw all the individual plants the trees themselves took long enough. I got my inspiration for the trees from http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?211530-NEW-Corner-bowfornt-3D-background . Im also taking from the plastic rain gutter lighting DIY but Im not sure on which lights yet. I want it to be med-high light.
My main concern is the trees and ornaments. It seems like making the tree models in foam is the best place to start then cover them in cement or fiberglass. I like the look of Joey02s fiberglass more but from what Ive read, theres a lot of debate on Bondos safety I also want to make the ornaments from other materials and then seal them with a clear safe substance I dont want to use silicone because of its rubbery texture. Any ideas/materials/brands that have been used with success?
Oh, and the water level is about 4 lower because Im have lilly pads that are going in this tank and I would like to see the tops of the pads. The intake will be next to the left tree and the output will be inside the left tree, flow through the hydroponic garden, to the right tree and down the rocks into the water. I would also like to have bubbles come out of certain spots on the tree roots. Ill probably have to run airline tubing through the trees to make it happen.
Thanks in advance! I promise to start a new thread once I start on it so everyone can see what happens.
Oh gosh how I miss playing KH! 