It all looks awesome can you maybe explain the process of making it just to give me an idea please

Hi,

It is sheets of polystyrene that are stuck together.

So first I workout what size it must be to fit in the tank,
Then start off with stacking the the pieces on top of each other I used off cuts to mock build, to find some thing that looks nice.
Once happy with the shape and every thing then it a matter of gluing the pieces that fits together, and then let it dry with a bit of weight.
I use wood glue to stick it together.

Once it has dried then I go and cut and sand to give it shape!
And then comes the fun part, is painting it with Tile grout, I found the Black tile grout is the strongest.

Mix your grout mix, that it is runny but still thick enough to paint with a paint brush, the thicker your mix the harder it dries, and the less coats you have to paint onto it.

Often people use different colors of grout or paint just to show where they stopped and how many coats the have put on? but mainly to show you where you have and have not painted!

Then you wait for it to dry, and then you can start painting, with a water based paint, can give it a couple of coats say about 4 just to seal it.

I will try do a How to once I have a couple of hours and another tank to build a design for!

Hope that helps?

cascade. Thanx a million for the new lovely decor... it looks beautiful in the Vagans' cage..... we love it!!

Cascade that looks bloody brilliant Damn what a good job super awesome.
Do you use any tile grout or a specific brand. Also what water base paint do you use?

I want to give it a shot too but dont want to poison my T's in the process hehehe.

I'm glad Angel , How did it fit?

Onyx, Thanks.

Any tile grout, Like I said I find the black get a lot harder. but any grout works. you can also use a sealer to seal the grout, which will make it water proof and even harder, if you do not want to paint it.
Tile grout is natural, if you have to look what goes into the mix it is all natural material.

Then the paint that I use, is from top paints, from there sand coat rand, there is sand mixed into the pand, and it is external paint, I find it a lot thicker and it cover allot easier.

So any water based paint will work, but it has to be external, handles more abuses.
and it is also usally ruffer tan normal inside paint, makes it easier for you spiders to climb!!