starting jewls new tank

[Savannah]

heres the tank. its an 18x18x24 exo terra.
heres the background so far. not all of its glued on yet. but i just started.

[deranged chipmunk]

awww...pics don't work

[Savannah]

ill fix it...one min

[Savannah]

ok try agin...

[deranged chipmunk]

that should be a neat looking water feature. is the bright blue and gold thing a rock????

[Savannah]

no its glass piece of jewelry i get from a friend. im going to have water run down the whole thing.

[deranged chipmunk]

gotcha that's gonna look cool with water running all over it. you should get some neat effects from the lighting with the water rushing over all that shiny stone

[Savannah]

thats what i was going for. what i can't fgure out is if i want to jst silicone the base or should a spread silicone over the top to?? U know what i mean?? lol

[Savannah]

would acyrlic paint be safe to use to paint the tubing in my tank???

[Sunshine]

Yes, but it must be sealed. I used 2 part epoxy to seal mine.

[Savannah]

so if i painted it then covered it with silicone itd be ok?

[Sunshine]

Yep!

[Savannah]

sweet i got the pump finally working like i want lol

[deranged chipmunk]

so if i painted it then covered it with silicone itd be ok?

it will work, but will dry very dull looking. 2 part epoxy will dry clear. i used clear acrylic nail polish to seal the mushrooms in my mantella tank

[Savannah]

its not to bad. i painted the pvc pipe black covered with silicone it blends in better. i covered the tube with dirt on the sides. ill post pics as soon as i get my wood sanitized and into the tank. i love how its coming together.