Diy Aquarium Cover - After you get your first course of styrofoam laid in, you can begin to create your levels. It should cover in depth what works well for this project. Some leave it touching the background, some give it extra space. I have a 500gph pump pulling water through the filter. These are quite easy and extremely unexpensive to construct. Working on the right and middle sections, matching the crevices created to cover the seam: I basically followed the diy kings video.
Check out the library here or do a search for diy background. Maybe i can silicone an aluminum strap across the top and wrap it about 1/4 over the edge, then cover with the trim and silicone it as well. It's fine to have a gap. I don't want to spend money on expensive hoods at petstores.
Hey folks, i recently completed a 5 gallon canister filter. Flat foam board surfaces don't look real. However, the tank did not come with any sort of a lid/hood/cover. I needed to leave enough space for my three filter tubes, so i only left ½ of styrofoam in the places where the tubes would go. Maybe i can silicone an aluminum strap across the top and wrap it about 1/4 over the edge, then cover with the trim and silicone it as well.
It should cover in depth what works well for this project. When using this concrete block to weigh down the glued boards, i learned that was a good way to make them look realistic, by pressing things into the foam board and breaking up that flat surface: Just be aware that you need to fashion the background so that the return flows into the tank and not the background. I needed to leave enough space for my three filter tubes, so i only left ½ of styrofoam in the places where the tubes would go.
I Basically Followed The Diy Kings Video.
It's fine to have a gap. Adding rocks would increase the weight and remove water volume so i built a pvc cave structure. Just be aware that you need to fashion the background so that the return flows into the tank and not the background. Thanks to the kind folks at freecycle.org, i've got me a free 45gallon (l48 x 13 x 18).
I Finally Came Up With This.
Hey folks, i recently completed a 5 gallon canister filter. It should cover in depth what works well for this project. I was simply looking to use a piece of acrylic as a cover, and stick a cheap shop light on top of it for lightning. Check out the library here or do a search for diy background.
Working On The Right And Middle Sections, Matching The Crevices Created To Cover The Seam:
I needed to leave enough space for my three filter tubes, so i only left ½ of styrofoam in the places where the tubes would go. I didn't want to fuss with hiding my aquarium hardware behind the background, so i had to plan where they would go. I used fluorescent light egg crating, aquarium safe silicone, and a. Concerning the diy background, any of the quickrete products should work okay.
I Wanted To Create Some Cover In My Aquarium For My Fish.
I don't want to spend money on expensive hoods at petstores. After you get your first course of styrofoam laid in, you can begin to create your levels. Flat foam board surfaces don't look real. The heater placement is up to you.
Some leave it touching the background, some give it extra space. Concerning the diy background, any of the quickrete products should work okay. Flat foam board surfaces don't look real. It should cover in depth what works well for this project. However, the tank did not come with any sort of a lid/hood/cover.