How do you make a background?

[MikeM670]

Thanks Michael you've given me a lot to think about. For the clay background do you have to spray it everyday?

Sorry I missed your comment. I mist my tanks on average once a day but have skipped it if there was a large amount of water on the glass. My tanks maybe a bit too wet as I have rotted out a few bromeliad's.

[bshmerlie]

My tanks maybe a bit too wet as I have rotted out a few bromeliad's.

yeah that's my problem too. Broms can't be drowned and they need good ventilation and good lighting. I'm lacking in a few of those categories.

[MikeM670]

Yea its the ventilation that gets me on the dart tanks.

[Ren]

on most of the backgrounds and things I make, I make my foam background on egg crate light diffuser.. then trim to liking and then silicone to the tank.. for me its easy to work on and add to and so on.

while the tree didn't make the cut so to speak, this is also how my background is made.. the egg-crate stuff is on the back and its what my great-stuff is stuck to... on the tree all i did after this was, trim it down, cut off the excess egg crate stuff and then was going to cover.. but was too big and didn't seem "cool" enough to put in my tank.

[Peakone]

This video should help you in making tree root

[MikeM670]

Very nice demonstration of how to build the tree stump. I have been mulling over doing one for a vivarium myself.

[Ren]

Thanks for this... looks really cool and doable...