Back ground for a 4.2.2

[brendon]

hey everyone

i have been curious about the background that stick onto the inside of the glass and look like rocks and have little caves and bits coming off them , and i was just wondering how hard are these to put onto the tank and how much would i be looking at to buy one for a 4 by 2 by 2

any info would be great cheers

[Theosam]

They aren't that hard to put on.The universal rock backgrounds are flexible and will go into the tank with a little bending. You need a tube of silicone to apply on the background making sure that you put some on the areas that make contact with the glass. (Use aquarium safe Silicone only.)

Have a look at one of the sponsors on the top of the page for price. Check out addicted2cichlids. They have some in their "Accessories" section.

All the best...

Theo.

[spedwards]

Here's my effort:

http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?show...c=23967&hl=

Or you can skip straight to the photo journal here:

http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/spe...ound%20Install/

And here:

http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/spe...s/Tank%20Setup/

I wouldn't say it was dead easy but it's definitely far from being hard! Things that I learnt in the process:

* Don't be afraid to use too much silicon, it's better than finding a fish behind the background at a later date.

* Make sure you clean up the excess silicon before it dries!

* Be very careful getting the background into the tank, I ended up with a number of nasty scratches being careless.

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