DIY 3D concrete + resin Background [lotsa pics]

[Rayne]

Looking good!

 

[the_deeb]

Looks good. How are you attaching that protruding middle branch to the rest of the background? That's a problem I'm facing with mine - creating a strong joint that will resist the buoyancy of the submerged foam.

 

[studd muffin]

Loving it! Im going to subscribe to this thread.

EDIT: How do you subscribe anyways? I know you can but how?

 

[Liquidplants]

On the top right of the page it has some pull down menu's...

it's under "Thread Tools"​

 

[Liquidplants]

@ the_deeb

You raise a good point. I stuck a few cloths hanger wires in their and used alot of glue.. only time will tell if this isn't enough. I will also pay more attention to that area when applying the Sacrete and resin/epoxy.

- I added some rocks with hot-glue i was thinking of only covering the rocks with clear resin/epoxy ONLY hoping to get a better transition from gravel to background. I'm not sure if this idea will work or if I'm loony

 

[Redearsunfish]

I was about to start a similar project then found "designsbynature.net" took me less than an hour from out of the box to inside an established tank without emptying water or using any adhesive. I'm a big fan of these guys...really helpful.

Very nice!

 

[Redearsunfish]

@ the_deeb

You raise a good point. I stuck a few cloths hanger wires in their and used alot of glue.. only time will tell if this isn't enough. I will also pay more attention to that area when applying the Sacrete and resin/epoxy.

- I added some rocks with hot-glue i was thinking of only covering the rocks with clear resin/epoxy ONLY hoping to get a better transition from gravel to background. I'm not sure if this idea will work or if I'm loony

Looks fantastic! Great work.

 

[Moloch]

I gotta look into this...I'm having a hard time figuring out how I'm going to decorate my tank. I have a sweet piece of driftwood in the center that forms a GREAT cave, but its only like 6 inches tall and my tank is about 28 inches tall :\

 

[jft]

Very nice and creative idea keep up the work, and No you are not crazy LOL wonderful job I am reasearching a similar venture.

 

[smpage]

where're your filter inlet/outlet and heater going to be?