Well a few weeks ago I decided to build myself a 3D background. I decided to use 1/2" thick green foam board from Lowes. I didnt take too many pics starting out as I really didnt expect it to turn out that great, but now that its done, I think it turned out quite nice. I just made some random cuts and stuck them all together using GE Silicone I. I then coated everything with some Drylock hydrolic cement that I had colored black. Then a couple of other coats using the same thing colored in buff and grey and a combinations of the three colors. I ran short and ended up doing a final coat in buff colored stucco cement. I made a coule of shelfs with straight up rock formations and a small hole to be used for a planter. I will eventually end up finishing it off with some driftwood that I gathered and play sand as substrate. But for now I am still letting it soak and doing regular water changes to leech out anything that I can and allow the pH stable out. Here are a few pics of it going together and some of the coloring steps and some crappy pics of it in the tank. I will work on some better pics, but having a hard time getting any good ones.
Todd
Todd