Today the Madman tackles the DIY Aquarium background for the CONGO aquarium once again..
Not reinventing the wheel here this method is somewhat tried and true.
This tutorial i will take you through each of the steps I took to make this incredible background become a reality. I think it turned out amazing and I'm sure I will be doing more of these in the future.
Overall this DIY project can be tackled with anyone at any skill level...even me. The styrofoam can be acquired cheaply or found via fish shipping boxes etc... and upcycled. The Hydraulic cement (Quickcrete) can be readily accessed at any home center that sells building materials cheaply. brushes and disposable containers were found at the local dollarstore.
The building process can take as long as you wish depending on the level of detail you wish to achieve. For me this background to build was about a week, had to wait on the cement to cure between coats. The water leaching process accounts for a couple weeks. I considered using hydrochloric acid to rapidly speed up the process but because the background was already installed I did not want to risk my room full of critters to the gas produced from the chemical reaction. So slow and steady won this race and I truly couldn't be more pleased with the end result.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Cheers!
Biggs
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