DIY - Projects & Ideas

by **littlejoenc** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:43 am

Great job R-DUB... Looks really nice

I built mine last year and have had no ill effects at all from the Drylock...

Built one for a friend that had a salt water tank
and it dosen't do real well in salt water, Just came apart every where...

Getting ready to build another one for my 75 gal and might try to put some caves in it....

by **R-DUB** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:43 pm

Thanx for the compliments. Glad to hear your BG has held up well. No peeling, cracking or flaking?? Please send pics of your new build. I have done some aqua-scaping with feather rock will post some new pics soon. Good Luck.

by **R-DUB** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:54 pm

Sorry did not include this on my last post: Dry-lok (on the label) is said to be used for coating fish ponds and birdbaths. Also for water containers. I pretty sure it is safe. But to be sure my tank has sat with water for over a month with twice weekly (50-75%) water changes. Not really for "curing" purposes, but for $$$ reasons. Soon as I have some extra cash, there will be some fish. Or readers could help donate! LOL

by **navyscuba** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:55 pm

That is great looking. :thumb:

by **iceblue** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:59 pm

Saweeet.

by **cjacob316** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:11 pm

is it just me or does the left side look like a apes face?

by **mel_cp6** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:19 am

is it just me or does the left side look like a apes face?

lol! i've been seeing that all this time. it looks like a chimpanzee.
the bg looks awesome though. great job.

by **R-DUB** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:17 am

Maybe I should have called it the cyclops monkey. Thanks alot! Now every time I look at my tank I will see this image. LOL I have added some aquascaping will send pics soon.

by **angelover98** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:33 am

Please post pictures with fish added.
Do you have a ballpark cost of the completed BG?

by **R-DUB** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:23 pm

The fish are on hold right now. I need some side work for extra $$$. The overall cost was quite cheap. The styro was free from a friend.
Drylok 20.00
tint 8.00
silicone 20.00
pvc 5.00
gorilla glue 30.00
spray foam 7.00
brushes 5.00
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total 95.00

Most of the cost was gorrila glue used to hold the small styro rocks together. The gorilla glue holds styro very well. Better than silicone, and dries in minutes not days. The pvc is hidden behind the BG so that I can run an airline or add a UGJ later on. Thanx

by **LowCel** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:07 pm

I am very impressed with your background, it looks awesome. I showed it to my wife and she was amazed as well. We really like the gorilla face on the left side.