DIY Aquarium Background

[jamalwarda]

hey hi diy after doing so can how many time should i wash it before installing it into the aquarium

[FishMan414]

what stops the styrafoam from being eaten by fish or breaking off into the water?

[dsiok87]

what kind of styrofoam do you use for this, and most comes with a clear plastic covering, it it ok to paint over this plastic or does it need to be removed? anyone have any ideas???

[Hoespank]

Love your background, I've made a few my self now for my waterdragons. FYI I got all my styrafoam from construction sites, it's free and theres lots of it ;)

[AirSoftFreak88]

What did you use to cut the styrafoam?

[wubbwubbwubb]

lmao loveee the voice mama. thanks for the help

[Heartsangel2009]

Lowes it was....

[ThisIsMyCuteChannel]

Nice!

[furybarrage3]

idk what stores you have in your area but where did you get your foam caus ei check ben franklin and home depot and no luck, maybe lowes? idk respond ASAP please! got fishies waiting for new home, thanks =)!

[mhk144]

Hey, I want to know that cements will absorb water, so i have seen people talking that after some the background start crumble. so is it true? how much these backgrounds are stable? The particles of cement are hazard for fishes or not? if its mixing in the aquarium water then after a while will it create any poison for the fishes?

[TheKristinaholgersen]

Great work - nice too see another woman interestet in aquariums :o)

[Tylerwagbomb]

@kerstingskate. I agree strongly agree

[Alegod31]

habla como una idiota......

[Tuelbag2012]

your an idiot

[bbumiller]

Worlds MOST irritating voice

[BullockDesignConcept]

how do yall make it so the styrofoam doesnt float to the top??

[stephen4715]

@BullockDesignConcept I'm guessin they will silicone it to the bottom and back of the tank so it stays in place

[TheFishingLuke]

I built it but when i filled the aquarium it broke of and floated. I used rediculous amounts of slicon. What did i do wrong? I let it dry.

[Heartsangel2009]

New BG is completed, in tank with water and decorations. Will be posting video on that in next couple of days.

[Heartsangel2009]

The cement chemicals do not pollute the water esp since I have no cement on this BG. People who do use cement rinse the aquarium out by filling and emptying about 10 times. I just the drylok straight over the styrofoam. The drylok paint which is for cement is safe for aquariums. Fish forums are great places to get info on doing DIY BG. I cannot answer your questions devil6330 as I am keeping African cichlids so that is what I have researched. Silicone GE 1 is used to attach to tank.

[1Filmproducer]

Hi kwl vid but does the cement chemicals polute the water

[FatZeroPL]

what do you paint it with?

[devil6330]

want some advice from you. i have 10 " redtail catfish, 12" pacu and two 13" walking catfishes. if i make one 3d aquarium background like you wont the fish eat that cement coated polystyrene? plz do reply

[kerstingskate]

i hate your voice! but good idea, mite make this for my lizrd

[rdko7]

@kerstingskate

i strongly agree.

[person662641]

cost?

[keatts6865]

@person662641 I just bought a sheet of 4 x 8 styrafoam at Home Depot. Cost $13 concrete $10 epoxy paint $27, and silicone(use 100%) $4. Gonna start working it soon. But I am doing this because I cannot find a pre-made 3D background in my tank size. 48" by 30"

[person662641]

@keatts6865 totally understand. my 125 aint gettin any smaller. im going to wait..... a very long time lol

[iceman5008]

wow...this is a great idea, very different look from the other ways i've seen it done

[RYANLAVIGNE1]

hope u dont have a divider....will be very hard to go in

[copperpaint]

As tim gunn would say MAKE IT WORK

[nlpinkerton]

you sound exactly like a girl i work with haha

[bocacristian]

i like your voice..sound's like that blue fish in finding Nemo..love ya!

[cichlid62]

The rough draft looked better than the finished product.

[apauln]

damn... why didn't i think of this? great idea cutting and stacking them...

[Light236]

this project did not turn out well for me since Styrofoam floats in water and not sinks lol.

[McCartnee]

Did you glue it to the glass? That's an important step!

[MrTheone35]

Great idea.....i like it keep up the good work, need to see the rest as soon as possible.

[Heartsangel2009]

Part two is posted. Hemail good things come in small packages : )

I had to do some more tweaking for my Emporer 400's and repaint and have started to silicone netting to keep fish from back. So hopefully within next two weeks will silicone to tank and then my family will move out from the smell I am sure as it is pretty chilly here to have window open... : )

[Hemail]

At this speed, i'm afraid its gonna take like 400 "next parts" before we see it finished ;-)

[graham1426]

Hey guys very cool and easy method, please post your second vid asap.

[rtuffy80]

next video pls ;-)

[highflyin128]

I wanna make one myself.  And cant wait to see how you finished yours.

[ElectricNachoz]

Very cool, i like the method makes for better caves than what you usually see. Can't wait to see it with fishees

[mgfhd]

i was looking for foam to make my background ..

can not wait till i see the final result.

[hunterharkins]

WOW! never seen one like this before, thats going to be Awesome!

[MightyEvilOne]

Great Start! Looking forward to the rest of it!