DIY rocky texture background for 90G

[midasman714]

how did you print out such a large image onto cardstock? u take it to a local shop or something? what did you use as an adhesive?

its approximately 10 pieces of 11x17 cardstock, cut and spray adhered it to foam board (basically turned it into a puzzle). and i used velcro tape to adhere the background to the tank. turned out well.

you just need a graphic program to put it together to make it manageable. i used CorelDRAW 12

I think it looks good....enough to sell u should consider it man u-know u work fast ;-)

hmm if i can ever perfect it where its seemless, i might think about it

 

[justinf67]

appreciate it man. yours came out very good. i may have to try this

 

[Lantz]

It turned out really nice man!

I too was never a fan of textured backgrounds but this one changed my mind.

I like the 3D backgrounds but they take up too much unusable (no real rocks to swim through) space in the tank. very nice option you have here.

 

[bgcoop8784]

i like it, plus you don't lose and tank space to a 3d background, i've seen some people turn 90gal tanks into 60gal tanks with big 3d backgrounds and not even think about the fact that they are losing 30 gallons of water for a background. yours looks a lot better than a lot of ones i've seen in the stores, and who can't love the whole "free" part

 

[midasman714]

i like it, plus you don't lose and tank space to a 3d background, i've seen some people turn 90gal tanks into 60gal tanks with big 3d backgrounds and not even think about the fact that they are losing 30 gallons of water for a background. yours looks a lot better than a lot of ones i've seen in the stores, and who can't love the whole "free" part

thanks everyone. it looks just as good in person. and yes, alot better than the ones they sell in stores.

AND... if you are good with photoshop, you can make it your own; make it original. add depth, add shadows, change the color, even chisel words and/or symbols... the opportunities are endless.

 

[Nemesis]

Oooh, that would look sick in dark grey or black. Looks good .

 

[A jar]

Sweet. I might try printing it on a medium that clings to glass. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Arturo]

I think it looks good, nice job.

 

[midasman714]

another tip: you don't necessarily have to print on heavy card stock. you can get away with printing on regular weighted paper, then mount it onto something sturdy. you just have to be careful about not getting it wet.

and if you do print on heavy cardstock, you don't necessarily have to adhere it to a sturdy backing; you can get away with just taping the pieces together.

if you end up using this, please post up some photos on this thread, this should be fun to see what other people come up with.