Prolly shud be in the diy section.

But, nobody looks at that section anyway...lol, anyways, some people asked for a few pictures and a step by step on how i did my back ground, so here ya go. I simplified it because, well, im lazy.
This is about 5 pieces of 1.5 inch styrofoam cust to size and glued together with a standard silicone adhesive

This is the result of me hacking away at the styrofoam while watching my favorite show (House!!!)

This is after i jumped the gun and decided to put this cement mix my brother convinced me to put on it...it was still pretty wet when i took the pic

This is it when it is dry

This is it in the tank

Then i sat around for a week and sulked at how bad it came out and how disappointed i was. Then the next weekend i took a hammer to it and knocked all the cement off, started chiseling designs into the basic shape, when i got the desired look i took my blow torch to it

Then i put like 5 layers of grout on it, and voila!

havent sealed it yet, looking for a non toxic all surface sealer that also allows for a very matte finish, i dont want shiny rocks, lol. Enjoy, and message me with any questions.

Wow, that's brilliant - the last picture looks great. Is it entirely safe using styrofoam and cement mix?

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But, nobody looks at that section anyway...

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You got that right. I had never even noticed that section. I saw your post and I was like, "what dyi section"! :lol: I actually went out to look!
I learned something!

And the background looks great. Good job!

wow.

cool!

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must have been annoying to clean up the shavings tho

Thanx, im currently working on one for my brothers alligator lizard, and for his turtles. Need something to do on the weekends...lol

Looking for a good acrylic sealer if anyone has personal experience with one it would be appreciated

That looks awesome. I like them both, the first and after you fixed it to your liking.