Part 4 (final) Grand canyon vivarium background

Last part of my grand canyon vivarium background project. In these videos i will show you how to make a custom background for your reptiles vivarium.

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[fishymaniac97]

really good like a dream world for a reptile very good how much do you charge it looks like alot of work

[Beckywheeler]

@fishymaniac97 Hiya mate, Prices vary on what you want and the size of the background but prices start from £150-450 depending what you go for.

[BaronVonBouncer]

Hi, great video, the varnish you use, does it need to be polyvine or will normal ultra stong ronseal Matt coat varnish be ok, can't find the polyvine anywhere.

[TheWushu666]

@BaronVonBouncer I would also like to know this, I just went to home base as I'm on the last step now so I need varnish and I ended up buying just a small tin of normal mat strong stuff as they said it will probs work the same, but if you know where I could get it from Becky that would be awesome! :)

[Beckywheeler]

@TheWushu666 Sorry guys I did reply a couple of days ago but it's not on here?? Hmm??....OK I use polyvine because its waterbased and non toxic, secondly it dries out quicker than any other varnish. I did buy some Ronseal varnish and was not happy with it as it had a brown tint to it even though it was suppose to be clear? And secondly there is no matt finish! only satin and gloss. and lastly it gives off a high solvent smell and the varnish takes ages to dry properly and to be fume/odour free.

[Beckywheeler]

@BaronVonBouncer Sorry I did reply a couple of days ago but it's not on here?? Hmm??.OK I use polyvine because its waterbased and non toxic, secondly it dries out quicker than any other varnish. I did buy some Ronseal varnish and was not happy with it as it had a brown tint to it even though it was suppose to be clear? And secondly there is no matt finish! only satin and gloss. Lastly it gives off a high solvent smell & the varnish takes ages to dry properly & to be fume/odour free.

[PEGLEGCLEGG]

Hi becky did you mention how you painted the ends of the rocks to get that worn look thanks ian

[shotgun123456789ful]

yo,becky,

could u make me a city block that has a hide built in to it and a basking spot too could u tell me how much that would cost to have made,I love ur work,it would have to fit a 20x10 cm tank

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Ethan

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Live in the U.S

[cho944amc]

Hey Becky, love your videos! I was wondering how much an exact replica of this project would cost if I bought it from you. I would appreciate it, thanks.

[jerseydevil4980]

I have some silly questions...Is the background glued to the back of the aquarium glass? and is the styrofoam just glued to the background? BTW your design is awesome!

[svee]

@initiatededdeano She shows everything in the vids mate. Paint is at the 8:30 point in part two, Glue she mentions in part one (she just uses silicone sealant as its only to hold the poly together until you get the grout on it), varnish is right at the beginning of this video at the 1:00 mark.

You are right, some paints can be very toxic but if you stick to the water-based acrylic ones you should be totally fine ;)

[initiatededdeano]

can you please list the materials used........

type of pain, eg acrylic or whatever.....brand may help...

type of glue....

type of varnish..... Ie acrylic or whatever again, a brand may help...

Im worried about the toxins in some of other materials I could use,, Ie silicone is toxic and some paints

thanks... Deano

[initiatededdeano]

Hi, can you please tell me exactly what you use to create these type of backgrounds..

what type of glue and paint are used to cover the grout? Ie PVA glue? acrylic paint?

thanks