View Full Version : My How To on a Fake Rock Wall as a Tank Background
superstein61
01-05-2003, 12:40 AM
OK, I put together a web page with some pics and a quick how to on this. I will be happy to answer any quaestions.
You can see my tank here, with a link to the rock wall and another special feature (http://www.speakeasy.org/~jfd61/fish/fish1.htm)
or you can go right to the rock wall detail here (http://www.speakeasy.org/~jfd61/fish/fish3.htm)
latazyo
01-05-2003, 3:29 AM
looks GREAT
i second that. any plans of filling in the right side a little more?
valerie
01-05-2003, 1:00 PM
that looks great,you did a good job of carving the rock to look natural
superjohnny
01-05-2003, 4:38 PM
That does look nice, good work :)
proycraft
01-05-2003, 4:53 PM
i cant beleive you did that. its very good i think iam going to try it
superstein61
01-05-2003, 7:23 PM
Thanks all !!! Its a fun project.
Proycraft - yes, give it a try - you can create some nice results for a low cost. If you have questions, just post away.
Tyler - no, I planned the rock to be aminly on the left side with it at a lower level on the right side - so I could see the Blue "water" background and enhance an underwater cave effect. My pics and the angle of them probably don't show off the right side good enough - actually the fake wall there ranges from 6" high where it hides the bubble wand - to 10" high on the cave next to it. However, I built up my gravel substrate in this area and extra 2 inches (at least for now) to create a hilly area with my petrified wood rock forest - LOL. So several inches of the fake rock are hidden there
run4cuvr
01-06-2003, 4:45 PM
Excellent job! Uh, could I possibly get you to make a background for my tanks? For a nominal fee, of course...;)
I actually spoke to the owner of Back To Nature Backgrounds in Europe. When I called him, he was driving down the Autobahn in his native Sweden! LOL. Needless to say, we did not speak very long.
He did manage to give me a number to a distributor of his products here in the states--in Dallas, TX. And you are absolutely right, those backgrounds are e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e!
But now that you have inspired me to build my own--"HI-HO--HI-HO---it's off to Home Depot I go"...