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My DIY Background

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If there is one this that I hate about a fish tank, it is being able to see the wires that run behind it. All those store bought backgrounds don't really float my boat to much either. So I got an idea from a friend.
Here is my DIY background. It is spray on, and it is permanent.

Supplies:
-Tank
-Masking tape
-newspaper
-alcohol
-"stone touch" spray paint (found at walmart, lowes, etc)
-Flat color spray paint (to match stoneworks)

The first thing I made sure to do was to properly clean the back glass with alcohol.

Then I masked of my tank


Next was applying several coats of the "stone touch" spray paint. (Back outside glass of tank)


after letting it dry I then sprayed "Flat gray" paint over the other layers to fill in the holes


Waited till it dried, then removed the masking tape


here is a close up of the texture that will be seen in the tank


and here is the tank right after it was set up


Other spray on backgrounds I did the same way (just different color "stone works")



I hope yall enjoyed
comments are welcomed

-mk
 
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