Drifter 851 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is a 3D background I just finished for the local cichlid club I am a part of for one of their auction's this weekend. Biggest hurdle with a 55g 3D background is that you only have 12" front to back depth so you don't want to cut that room down much more than you have too. So I got around that issue by making this one as thin as I could and just cut deeper into the foam as well as doing a bit darker shading in the crevices to give it the illusion of even more depth than it actually is. Worked out well as it has a nice 3D look to it yet 75% of it only takes 1" depth and the other 25% only takes 2" of tank depth.I also wanted to make it so the winner was not stuck with only being able to use a certain type of filter, such as a canister, because not everyone uses canisters. So the upper right 15" or so is rounded and thinner depth than the the rest so that a HOB filter such as a bio-wheel style can fit right over the background without any headaches. Diddums and Commander_Undies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Steve that's insane! I love how you used shadows to give the impression of more depth. Very, very clever! I might hire you to clean my pool decorate my living room one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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