DIY - How to make Custom 3D Aquarium Background for under 20$ | CHEAP and EASY!! (Step by Step) 

I made my background following your video, and it turned out really well! Thank you!

3D background turned out AMAZING! Pablo the Fahaka loves his new setup!

Looks fantastic!!!! Great job and thank you!

One of the best backgrounds I’ve seen so far. Good job!

Looks good!

This is frickin' AWESOME!! I was just looking on how to do a simple dark background, but this is a winner hands down. Loved this idea!!

Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's sick!!!!!!!!! Great job!!

Great video. Didn't realize it was that easy. Just subbed you. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

Looks great! I have a large custom 5x3x3 foot tank, I'm going to try do a DIY background. Can't wait.

DOPEEEEE... That's what I like right to the point

Are you kidding me bro???… omg 😱 totally awesome, racking my mind on how to do this, n Boom ..you knocked it out of the ball park.. Thankyou so much ❤..

This is great! Thank you for showing us!!!

I will definitely try this. Thank you.

Super helpful. Thanks!

Wow, absolute quality, thankyou!

This was amazing! thank you so much

Looks great

💪🏽💪🏽 definitely doing this to my 55 . Looks great

Great video man thanks!

I've seen a lot of videos where they'd use eproxy polythene coating paint etc etc that I'm not familiar about. but your video is simple and looking so beautiful. I'd definitely try this

Awesome content brother- Much appreciated and crunching out a 125 gallon right now. I was having an aquarium mental block until I saw your video! Keep your awesome ideas rolling and I’m recommending your channel across all of my platforms as well! ~ Matt “The Pet Guardian”

Excellent!

good job.. nice and easy

Awesome video which defenitely will help to build the background for my new Asia-Tank. Greetings from Italy.

That came out so nice! Subbed

Dope skills my dude

Thanks. Great job

Dope bro gonna try these

Awesome man thank you so much

Nice finish. Tank looks great. Love that puffer. Im going to wire a hollow log into the foam , cool idea huh?.

interesting and thank you well done.

great video! saved me over $300

The closer I look at the background the better I realise it is. It literally looks like a cliff side or simply a rock surface,I’m impressed. The light does wonders on it

This video is better than others videos I mean that background 😂

Sick!

bro that is awesome. might make one for my oscars

Very nice

Nice job man.

genial gracias por la informacion y el video ...un abrazo enorme

Cheap and effective! Great job on this one. Does the type of styrofoam matter? How do I know it’s safe for aquariums?

Love how this turned out! Did it affect ammonia/nitrate/nitrate levels at all? Thinking about doing this with axolotls. Anything you would've done differently? Thanks!

Ok I’m on my way to Home Depot. Literally. Gonna see if i can find these things. Thank u!

That’s awesome bro. Im gonna make one for my 85g haps and peas following your video. Questions here, did you paint it? What kind of paint I can use on the background that is safe for my fish? Thanks in advanced!

Very nice. Subscribing

Thanks

That was fucking awesome thanks for the vid can't wait to make one

I might just do this project by hand. If you do it on a CNC machine, its more accurate than the best sculpture to ever live as the fault tolerance is below what the human eye can even see. The issue is getting a real scientific scan in CAD, translating it for the CNC machine, getting the right foam that doesnt cost an extreme fortune and then researching the best concrete mix to use. Or.. or.. I can just do it by hand and call it a day xD I think having a wall in an aquarium with a 99% accuracy of the real thing would be very unique and cool, especially if painted well but at the same time this is sooo much easier. Anyways, nice job!

bro! thanks!

Nice just add dryloc to seal the concrete and you'll get no ph spike. About how heavy would you say the concrete made it

if you didnt GLUE IT to the back of the tank with silicone.. would it stay in place under water ?..

He said "when you doo-doo this" 💩 1:09 🤣🤣🤣

Why do you use the hydraulic cement instead of regular mortar? Just because of the fast cure time? I'm thinking about doing this, but I'd like a lighter color. Great video.

These look amazing does anyone know how long they last? I can imagine the concrete chipping off or does it soak into the styrofoam and bond well?

Thanks for the video, what silicone do you use, is it specific for fish?

Keren bro.. Bikin yang lain lah..

Wish you could make another video for carving tips

Just found your video and had a question. With a tank that has a lot of supports around the top, would you recommend sectioning out the background into vertical, or horizontal sections?

Thank bro

I think instead of cement I will use rubberized paint or latext paint. You have a great idea in how to make it using styrofoam as base,

What type of cerment to use? Iv just started my first background. But of braces in tank iv got do it in two half. Would like to make sand waterfall with in background

I love this! Where did you buy the styrofoam? You said you did spent under $20 for the whole project. I can't find styrofoam for under $20 ?

how many layers of quickrete did you use and did you need t use quickrete acrylic fortifier?

Yessssssssss

Can you use the blue styrofoam insulation sheets i can not find this white stuff in sheets big enough

That looks awesome, great video I been looking for some and ideas to make my own. Only difference is instead of using fishes I'll be doing a background for my ball python would that still work?

How long did you let the cement cure before putting it in the water?

Looks awesome. Where do you buy Styrofoam?

For anyone making this.... please please please make sure your background doesn’t float. I coated mine in the cement and simply place it in my aquarium and scaped it for hours getting everything just right. Then I filled it with water and within an hour it suddenly rose and ruined all my hard work and positive mindset....

If I'm not mistaken, the concrete will raise the hardness and possibly the pH. Doesn't it have to soak for a while to help alleviate that?

How or where did you put your heater? Can it go behind this background?

Which silicone did you use for this project? Great job. Thx Mike

What cement should be used to be safe for fish?

Hi, What is the light you are using??

Reeeeal nice I must say 🔥 how big is your tank ? And how old about is the puffer ?

doesn't this concrete mix leech into the water over time even when cured properly?

I didn’t hear you say what type of glue you used to put it together. Also what type of paint?

I been looking for the Styrofoam sheets at Home Depot online but can’t find the kind that you use

Can you paint it like add various shading colors to it and if so what kind of paint?

Quick question that I hope you can answer. I just did a 3D background myself and I used hydraulic cement let it cure for 24 hrs and siliconed it in and I have done 100% water changes the past 3 days in my 55 g tank and the ph is still extremely high. Is there any suggestions on how to speed this up or how long did it take for your water to straighten up? Thank any advice will be helpful

I heard the leeching process for using concrete can take months. like some people say they still have off the charts ph for 6 months when doing a 100 percent water change every week. what was your experience? Look great by the way.

What cement best

How do you mix the mud so fluid/ "paint-consistentency" and not have the mud flake/crack? Is it recommended to soak finished background before adding to the tank? I tried mixing mine thine enough to pour/paint with & it's cracked up 3 times >_

Can I use this for my baby turtle tank??

Do you need to silicone it into the tank or will clips/weights work

What kind off cement u used? Also what kind off cilicone?

Is there not anything in the concrete mix that's toxic to the fish ?

Where did you get the styrofoam?

I start making mine but few things bothering my head don’t we need to seal it? Plus how long we have to leave it to dry before we put in the tank?

What is the name is concrete mix that you use

i want to do something like this for my 10 gallon tank but thinking about, concrete maybe to heavy.

I made it by thermacol or cent but it floating in tank what can I do

Congrats on the 1400+ subs bro. That background is spectacular. I put up a short introduction vid yesterday. Give it a look see if you like. More to come. Thanks.

What type of fish is that ?

Does this work well I wanna do it but I’m afraid for the ph raise I’m gonna do it for fahaka puffer tho😎

Does the background have to be siliconed so water can’t get behind it? Or just to hold it in place

A few questions... Does the styrofoam grow mold or decompose in the water over time? Or should the back and sides get covered with cement as well? Also, if I ever wanted to remove the background, is that doable or would I need to buy a new tank?

What type of cement is there a specific one or litrally any

dont u have to use some kind of sealer on it i thought the cemnt would kill the fish

Can I clarify? What concrete mix are you using? Does concrete mix stay on white sheets?

So I have been following your steps. My concrete has dried, but it is cracking.. did I not use enough concrete?