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This thread will show you how to make a cheep but great 3D rock wall for almost any type of animal.

Supplies: 1. Foam Board (Home Depot/Lowe’s)-$10
2. Hot Glue (craft store)-$???
3. Tile Grout (Home Depot/Lowe’s)-$15
4. Bucket (around the house)-$???
5. Sharp Knife (Around the house-Kitchen)-$???
6. Rubber Gloves (Just about any were)-$3 for a 25 pack
7. Large space that can get slightly messy
8. News Paper (to cut down on mess)
9. Velcro (anywhere)-$???
10. Silicone

What You Do:
1. Cut a single piece of foam to fit in the back of the tank.
2. Cut ledges out of foam and arrange them where ever you like.
3. Hot Glue the ledges to the foam piece that fits into the back of the tank.
5. Wait for the hot glue to set.
6. Mix up some grout (first layer should be like milkshake thickness.
7. Using rubber gloves spread the grout over the foam, front and back.
8. Make sure the grout dries (24 hours)
9. Mix up second batch of grout, this should be slightly thicker than the last.
10. Wait for the second layer to dry (Don’t forget about the back!)
11. If everything is smooth then your good to go, but if it is not re coat (watery grout mixture)
12. Silicone the Velcro in two or three places at the top of the back foam piece.
13. After the silicone has set for the Velcro touching the rock wall, silicon matching pieces to the back of the glass.
14. Wait for the silicone to set and the smell to go away, and then put the rest of the furnishings in the tank, along with the animal. (it usually takes 24+ hours for the small to go)

Using the same technique you can make hides, waterfalls, and lots of other decorations for your tank.

Here are some pictures of the background, and hide that I made:

You can use any color of grout, and you don’t need to seal it with grout sealer. Colored grout eliminates painting.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY THREAD AND LEARNED A LOT FROM IT> MAYBE YOU WILL EVEN MAKE ON SOMEDAY!

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Awesome! Thx, I’m SO doing that!

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