Help with home made backgrounds..

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: Help with home made backgrounds..

Hi everyone just wondering if someone could email or post a step by step way of doing the home made backgrounds, i have recently tried to do it but it didnt work, ive seen some awesome ones in here and just wondering if someone can help...

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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:18 am Post subject:

I would like to know aswell, a step by step instruction would be good.

And has anyone tried to or heard of anyone making fake backgrounds out of latex.

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:55 am Post subject:

i would prefer polystyrene/foam.. can anyone give a link to a site that has a step by step..

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:47 am Post subject:

I know of one site that has quite a few guides on making foam backgrounds.
Only thing is you need to become a member to see it and registration can take upto 2 days due to activation etc.
There was also a person selling 2 peices for about $20 each i think but that was about 2 weeks ago.

Anyways the site address is www.aceforums.com.au its probably Australia's largest aquarium forum

HTH

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:07 am Post subject:

I just checked out the aceforums site & became a member in the time it took to push the enter button, it takes longer to post but if you just want to look & read you can do that straight after you register.

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:12 am Post subject:

Here is a couple of link off the site
http://www.thecichlidgallery.com/article_styrobackground.htm
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_aquarium_background3.php

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject:

can you just use woodglue and sand to cover it to get the rock look, I tried it on a little bit of polystyrene, I just put some glue in a container added some sand mixed it and spread it on, after it dried it was quite hard and I rubbed my hand on it and no sand came off, it didn't look bad either.

What yous think.

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:29 am Post subject:

there is also a link on this site http://www.aussiepythons.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=444

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:39 am Post subject:

Can I do what I said in the post above?