3d background
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Topic: 3d background
Posted By: paul.brandon83
Subject: 3d background
Date Posted: March 19 2012 at 10:25pm
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Has anyone built a 3d background? I was thinking of putting one in my bowfront. ------------- 150 Gallon Reef |
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 9:42am
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Yep, many times. What are you thinking of? I love the polyurethane foam backgrounds. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: paul.brandon83
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 4:32pm
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Adam, I was looking a few examples on youtube of people using foam board and cement. What have you done and do you ever build any to sell? ------------- 150 Gallon Reef |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 6:30pm
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To sell? Heck no. I'll do it for free!!! It's a blast. How big of a tank are we looking at? I have a presentation on aquascape. We should sit at my computer for 15 minutes and get an idea of what you want. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: rize2
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 6:47pm
Make sure you post pics once you get one. I'm pretty new to fish and haven't seen a 3d background before. Unless my barnacle glued to the back of my tank counts
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Posted By: paul.brandon83
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 2:21pm
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Free?! See that is why I like this group. People are always willing to go out of their way to help. I was thinking something like this..... just as thick... but I really don't know what my options are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFcGDQNqCt8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFcGDQNqCt8 I have a 46 gal bowfront. about 36" long and 20" tall. Paul ------------- 150 Gallon Reef |
Posted By: Lewy
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 3:11pm
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I thought about going to Marcorocks.com and getting thier "Prime cuts" rock. They cut it flat on one side so you can glue it to your glass then you also get live rock, once seeded. http://www.marcorocks.com/keylargoprimecuts20poundboxshipsfree.aspx ------------- 40 gal w/ 20 sump |
Posted By: paul.brandon83
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 3:16pm
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That looks awesome! ------------- 150 Gallon Reef |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 4:07pm
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46 gal bowfront, right? I'll come over and we can do it together. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: twitch2321
Date Posted: August 12 2012 at 8:06pm
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Im getting ready to start my 225 gallon paladurium (half land/half water) to house my dart frogs and also get some fresh water stingrays. Iv build backgrowns for dart frogs many times and know what im doing there but was considdering doing a 3d backgrown for my water and that new to me. So Adam I have some questions for you. the fome and concret methed, dose it hold up over time? What I need to do is make kinda a floting land as I need the hole bottom of the tank to be water for the stingrays and I dont want to build someting that is just gonna fall apart over time. Please let me know some info if you could. Thanks Kris
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: August 12 2012 at 11:13pm
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Holds up forever. But I'm not a huge fan of the concrete. Floating land is cool, like actual floating, right? If so Styrofoam covered in resin or covered in expansion foam is great. If not really floating, then cover it in about anything. But no worries, many great things to try. I'd go with expansion foam, then cover in colored silicone. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 12:39pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIl8hveIm8&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIl8hveIm8&feature=related All right, i am jumping in here because i love 3d backgrounds, but i was cruzin around youtube and found this, its all in spanish and the music isnt the best, but at first it looks really unprofessional, then the results are amazing! And adam, next time you build one post a pic! ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 12:42pm
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Adam - I think I'm going to add a 3D background to my 45 gal stretch hex for Heidi's classroom. What "leftovers" do you have? |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 12:54pm
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Positive I have black pond foam, sand, rock. Not sue what else you need, but you can have this free Shane. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 1:01pm
| So the salt water doesn't cause the foam to leach out chemicals into the water. Gosh I've never heard of 3D for tanks, but it looks really cool! I wonder if you can build in a few ledges to attach coral to! |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 1:17pm
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Molli, that's exactly what you do. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: twitch2321
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 2:29pm
| Adam thanks for the info, ill post some pics later tonight when I get home and show you what I'm looking to do. |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 3:26pm
OK! I'll have to gather up some stuff and head down your way then!
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Adam Blundell wrote:Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: August 13 2012 at 4:59pm
I'm sure I have lots of photos out there somewhere.... but here is a good example article I wrote... http://reefbuilders.com/2010/04/01/aquascape-reef-live-rock-wall/" rel="nofollow - http://reefbuilders.com/2010/04/01/aquascape-reef-live-rock-wall/
Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |