Patrick M. Bodega Aquatics Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Hello everyone! Yesterday I received a Universal Rock background and decor. This is my 75 gallon that hasn't had many interesting updates in a long time. Is there anything you would have done differently? Hope you like it! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I love the new scape. I don't think I would have done anything different, and if I did its because I wouldn't have the skills to create that scape. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 You will have so much fun filling that space with plants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 i like it, and had looked at them before. how much of a pain was it to install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 That stump looks amazing! I was planning on getting one of the Universal Rocks backgrounds for my Flowerhorn's 75 gallon. Did you silicone it? Use clips? Have any issues with the background itself? Beautiful tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick M. Bodega Aquatics Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, lefty o said: i like it, and had looked at them before. how much of a pain was it to install? 16 minutes ago, Lynze said: That stump looks amazing! I was planning on getting one of the Universal Rocks backgrounds for my Flowerhorn's 75 gallon. Did you silicone it? Use clips? Have any issues with the background itself? Beautiful tank! The background did take me about 15 minutes to install. I decided to take the most complicated route to install. I don't take any water or sand out. I made sure to push all of the sand towards the front so there wouldn't be any wasted materials. I then rolled the background out under water. I didn't get any sand behind the background (I don't know how) and then got it flat against the glass. I did not silicone or clip my background. I thought it came with clips and was sort of surprised it didn't. Due to the weight of the sand and how tight it was, it stuck pretty easily. I ended up getting the thinnest background the have, which is the rocky background and only costed me about $140. Since the tank is only 75 gallons, I couldn't waste 6 inches of space by going with a thicker background. My hardest part of installing was that since I kept all of the water, the water would constantly get stuck behind the background during installing. What worked best for me was to start on one side and work to the other. I personally recommend you have more than one person during installation in a tank that is at least 75g. The reason I say this is because as I get one side set in correctly, the water stuck behind can push it out as you work on the other end. I am only 13, installed it alone and like I said, it only took me about 15 minutes so I didn't find it to be super difficult. Since the stump is hollow, it didn't float and only weighted about 2-3lbs, unlike its real counterpart. I think this only costed me about $115. The shipping was great and only took about a week. I got it on Tuesday and it was supposed to arrive on Friday. Because of this, I highly recommend and hope you decide to buy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Nice, very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Pearl Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Looks like you are well on your way to being 'hooked' by the hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua14 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 That looks absolutely beautiful! I love it. A nice background is definitely on my to-do list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick M. Bodega Aquatics Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Thanks everyone! Here is this weeks update photo of my 5g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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