Crazy cool, ruggles. One of the nicest foam-concrete backgrounds I've seen.
I'm curious, did you brush on the cement, slather it by hand, trowel it...?
I'm curious, did you brush on the cement, slather it by hand, trowel it...?
DIY cement background with sand fall
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Thanks buddy. I had some thick rubber gloves left over from when I grouted my kitchen backsplash and used those. The first layer of cement was quite thick and I kind of threw it on in globs. haha
Subsequent layers were much runnier but I still found it easiest to put it on by hand.
Subsequent layers were much runnier but I still found it easiest to put it on by hand.
Do you know if any of the materials you used changed the chemistry of the water, like the hardness?
Yes, I know this is an old thread, but I want to add that even if R ruggles531 is not relying on the sandfall as a biofilter, it still is a perfectly legitimate moving bed filter
It didn't change the levels in my tank, but I did fill and drain the tank several times over the course of a month before introducing any fish to it. I wanted to make sure all the chemicals leached out of the cement. The tank has been running for close to a year now and has been quite stable.
Did you completely paint the styrofoam or is the backing still exposed? Im curious about long term exposure of styrofoam to a saltwater environment.
