New Apisto tank

[MonteSS]

Finished my first 3d backround in this little 26g bowfront I had. Came out prety good for a first try. The Drylok paint worked great over the blue foam. It is darker than it shows in the pic.

This will be the future home to probably a trio of A. Borelli Opal.

I just couldnt quite pull the trigger and try live plants yrt.

I found some nice ones on Ebay and hopefully they will be comfortable.

I could not get grey sand easily so I mixed black with white PFS.

Tank is cycling as we speak. I plan to ad some Tetras and Cories.

...Bill

 

[NYfan78]

Awesome background man!!!!

 

[MonteSS]

This pic is more accurate color.

 

[jonclark96]

Really nice looking tank.

 

[F8LBITE]

That looks great !

 

[mscichlid]

Very Nice! How long does it have to cure before you put the fish in there?

 

[Jumbie]

Great background I love the tank!

 

[MonteSS]

Thanks for comments. It was not as hard to make as you would think. Just takes a little time and it is messy. It is a small tank though.

I let the paint (water based latex) for about a week. The paint is very thick and it may not have dried thoroughly as the water turned a little cloudy. I did four 100% water changes over the next few days and will do more while it is cycling.

I used the same products and procedures that most people use. The Tetras will be first in to make sure water quality is good.

I will keep y'all posted

....Bill

 

[Billy Rocket]

Nice work!!

 

[Tony]

That... is AWESOME!!!!!!

 

[Cartel]

That looks great!

 

[Spine]

I like the background I'm thinking of trying something like that in one of my african tanks

 

[DiscusnAfricans]

Definitely turned out nice. Looking forward to seeing fish in there.

 

[Leffler817]

I'm shocked that the Drylok isn't toxic to the fish. I sold lots of it when I worked at Home Depot. I had heard people doing strange projects but I'd never heard of that one.

The tank looks really good.