DIY Custom 3-D Aquarium Back ground from Foam Board Tutorial Creating Rocky Mountain Tiger Oscar’s

🐠 Welcome to The Iron Horse Model Railroad! Dive into the world of creativity and transform your aquarium with our latest DIY project. In this video, we guide you through the process of crafting a mesmerizing 3D aquarium background using affordable foam board. Watch as we turn simple materials into a stunning underwater masterpiece that will captivate both you and your aquatic pets!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:20 Drawing it All Out!
4:15 The Schuyly Method
6:30 Cutting the Extruding Pieces
15:00 Silicone GE #1
22:30 Prime with Krylon Fusion
24:00 Drylok
26:00 Tinted Drylock Dark
29:00 Me and AJ Painitng
31:00 Thin Blue Layer
33:00 Dry Brush Coloring
34:00 Final Sealer Check Up
35:00 Conclusion
🎨 Key Features:
Learn step-by-step how to create a custom 3D effect with foam board.
Discover easy techniques for shaping and detailing your underwater scene.
Customize your aquarium background to suit your unique style and preferences.
Enhance the aesthetic appeal of your fish tank with a budget-friendly project.
🔧 Materials Used:
Foam board
Craft supplies (list materials if specific)
[Any additional materials you used]
🚀 Why DIY?
Crafting your own aquarium background not only adds a personal touch to your underwater world but also allows you to save money and unleash your inner artist. Follow along and let your creativity flow as we transform ordinary materials into an extraordinary aquatic landscape.
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[@IronHorseBrian]

Help! I have read everything I can find. Please read and if you have any comments or suggestions they sure would be appreciated. Drylok is what is recommended to seal. Any spray paint is supposed to be krylon fusion. An acrylic added to the drylok to tint it should be non toxic. Concrete dye can also be used to tint the drylok. Aquarium safe silicone or the ge sp #1 silicones are supposed to be safe. I did make a little blunder pretty early that I am concerned about. I used the wrong type of drylock. That drylock what throughouly covered with the right drylok waterproofer and sealer. I do have that in the back of my mind. I do have a good bit of cash in the tank and a little bit of cash and a lot of time in the background. My other major concern is CAN I GET the background off the tank if I silicone it to it and find that it turns out to be toxic??? Do you think I can use like a spatula and peel it off worst case scenario???? I intent to let the bacground cure for two more weeks. Then I intend to place it in the tank for a few days to dry with the silicone. Then I intend to fill it wilth pea gravel (throughly cleaned) and fill it wilth water and run the filter. NO fish yet. I intend to change the water out every day for a week. After this, I intend to buy some feeder guppies to put in the tank after running all the water tests and getting the levels correct. I will allow them to swim in the tank alone for about a week to see how they do? if they survive, I will move them and then place the oscar's in. Let me know what yall think! Thank you for watching and i appreciate your comments. Brian

[@SchuylkillRiverValley]

I think you'll have no problem peeling off the backdrop if necessary. The silicone should remain flexible. A good, stiff plastic spatula should do the trick.

[@SchuylkillRiverValley]

Great job Brian! The backdrop came out really nice. I think Gracie approved as well! I'm sure Pebbles & Bam Bam will love their new home. As I'm sure AJ, you and Gracie will get tons of enjoyment from the Oscars. Can't wait to see them enjoying their new environment.

[@normanrowe2831]

You are a man of many talents Brian. I’m sure AJ, yourself, and the fish will enjoy this for a long time. Merry Christmas to you and AJ. See ya.

[@summlife1]

You do amazing work man you're really good at what you do so I appreciate you wish I was a good.

[@davestrains6816]

Brian looks amazing!

[@raybertelsen6090]

Interesting will be watching to see how it comes out?

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very nice, that turned out wonderful! (Dave).

[@cowboyvalley]

Brian, I'm not done watching the whole video, but I hope you made sure to find out if all of the materials you are putting in the tank will be compatible with whatever fish or other living things you will be putting in with it. I had a very bad experience as a young boy by putting in a small plastic deep sea diver in my aquarium. It killed all my fish. Turned out that the plastic it was made of was highly toxic to fish. Just FYI before you get too far! ...Claude BTW...a VERY cool idea!

[@bernardc2553]

Wow that woulda sucked

[@IronHorseBrian]

Thank you Claude! I appreciate you mentioning that and I pinned this comment in hopes that we can generate a little discussion. I realize we aren't aquarium experts, but we are pretty good at problem solving. I have read everything. Drylok is what is recommended to seal. Any spray paint is supposed to be krylon fusion. An acrylic added to the drylok to tint it should be non toxic. Concrete dye can also be used to tint the drylok. Aquarium safe silicone or the ge sp #1 silicones are supposed to be safe. I did make a little blunder pretty early that I am concerned about. I used the wrong type of drylock. That drylock what throughouly covered with the right drylok waterproofer and sealer. I do have that in the back of my mind. I do have a good bit of cash in the tank and a little bit of cash and a lot of time in the background. My other major concern is CAN I GET the background off the tank if I silicone it to it and find that it turns out to be toxic??? Do you think I can use like a spatula and peel it off worst case scenario???? I intent to let the bacground cure for two more weeks. Then I intend to place it in the tank for a few days to dry with the silicone. Then I intend to fill it wilth pea gravel (throughly cleaned) and fill it wilth water and run the filter. NO fish yet. I intend to change the water out every day for a week. After this, I intend to buy some feeder guppies to put in the tank after running all the water tests and getting the levels correct. I will allow them to swim in the tank alone for about a week to see how they do? if they survive, I will move them and then place the oscar's in. Let me know what you think! Thank you for watching and i appreciate your comment. Brian

[@cowboyvalley]

I’m no expert on them either. Just an FYI of what happened to me. I’d keep the silicone to just a few dots to hold the background. That way it would be easier to remove if needed.