Terrarium background with polystyrene foam fake rock tutorial
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Video tutorial to learn how to make a fake rock background with polystyrene foam. DIY tutorial to make fake boulders, stones and rock cliff for paludarium, terrarium, vivarium and riparium tank for reptiles.
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Everyone complaining about this guy's accent is picking a fight lol. His English is impressive- if you can't understand, there are subtitles. This guy has talent!! Amazing work, I'm inspired by this wall for my own project :)
@davidhajek6525
Жыл бұрын
Not complaining just laughing... takes me back to the sweet IT Crowd times. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKWiqNCQg7zgkbQ.html
@lorraineclark1838
3 ай бұрын
Complaining? It's adorable!
Awesome video! A cool thing I figured out to use to make the sides of the tank opaque is using a “blackout static cling window privacy film” it’s a sheet of plastic that adheres temporarily using water. It looks amazing and can be removed and adjusted as needed! I used it on all of my terrariums and it made a huge difference :)
@Terrarium-Construction
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the trick. 😊
Just discovered your channel, it’s absolutely wonderful, very informative
Very nice work! Thanks for the step by step tutorial. I love DIY projects like this.
You're an artist! 👌
You are so talented! 😍
Good job fella! 👌
Thank you for this tutorial! I subbed :)
Wow Excellent. So naturalstic
Looking for different ways to make a nice arboreal geckos background. This is a really beautiful video, thank you.
un anglais avec accent français , good video nice job
I kinda like your accent! Lovely background
How did you waterproof the paint on top of it? Since acrylic paints are not water proof, but water resistant...so being under water and/or water being on the surface all the time makes the peint soft and then a crawling animal can easily scratch it off. So to make it long lasting you'd have to use some sealer or varnish.
Judging from your accent it's a terrarium for frogs 😂 Anyway keep up the good work those are very helpful vids.
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I live in the USA. Can you add links to what cement and grout products you used, or is safe to use? I love this video, and I used TONS of techniques you mentioned in your video. Thank you so much! Also, will cement make the foam expand? Thank you!
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Is it a bit difficult for me to give you a link but this is simple grey cement you can find in home depot and this is the same for Sika Latex of the brand Sika, you can find it at Home Depot. For epoxy resin R123 of the brand Soloplast is seems to be more complicated, I don't see it a Home depot so maybe on boat care stuff websites. And no there is no foam or polystyren explanding with cement ;)
@deannadavis2426
4 жыл бұрын
@@Terrarium-Construction Thank you so much!
Hi!! Would this method work for a frog terrarium?? I'm having trouble finding non toxic methods for amphibians. Lovely video!!!
@Terrarium-Construction
4 ай бұрын
Yes I confirm it OK for frogs
I just made a rock background too! Mine is for desert animals
So resin, then paint? I plan to use your technique on creating a Vivarium background and was wondering if the paint should be sealed?
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Depends on your kind of paint. If you use acrylic paint, it is just the grout you need to seal not the paint.
Do you have to seal the foam (heat wise) before you add cement or grout, a lot of the videos I’ve watched people have problems with it sticking to foam, just wonder cause I’m almost to the process of cement and I don’t want to mess up
@Terrarium-Construction
2 жыл бұрын
I do not need because when i melt the cement, I add something to make the cement more waterproof and easy to put.
Hi! Nice video! Are those palight pvc sheets by Palram? I have been looking for this stuff for a while. Where do you get those?
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes PVC sheets are from Palram. The real name of this this stuff is (at least in France) expanded PVC. Another famous brand is Forex but it so damn hard to find :( I found mine in a do it yourself store but this kind of stuff is availble on Polydis.fr but I don't know if they deliver outside France.
@malteb4108
4 жыл бұрын
@@Terrarium-Construction Thanks! Glad I found you videos!
@malteb4108
4 жыл бұрын
@@Terrarium-Construction What thickness are you using? Is 3mm sufficient or would you recommend working with 5mm? Never held that stuff in my hands.
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
@@malteb4108 It depends on what you plan to do, I always use 3mm because it is the only one thickness I find in stores.
How hard is the surface of the background? Suitable for reptiles with nails, that will climb?
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Quite hard. I'd say ok for mid size lizzard such as correlophus ciliatus but not for big one such as varanus
Can I make this outside the terrarium and the stick it after it’s done?
@Terrarium-Construction
3 жыл бұрын
If you are that you are able to introduce it by doors yes
Is it possible to do this with laminated wood?
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
If you talk about the tank yes, if you talk about fake rock background no ;)
Bon sang les gens sont vraiment méchants. Ils ont un tuto gratos et trop bien et il trouvent le moyen d'être médisant alors que tu fais l'effort de le rendre international... Dis moi tu as appliqué l'acrylique mais tu ne l'a pas protègé ensuite. Ca tient avec le temps? Merci
@Terrarium-Construction
Жыл бұрын
Je ne vais pas te mentir, c'est vrai que la couleur à tendance à passer un peu mais je préfère ça plutot que l'aspect brillant de la résine si on met la peinture en dessous, 'est juste une question de choix ;)
I don't understand a word you're saying but the wall looks freaking awesome!! 🤷♂️😬....
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Activate subtitles bro ;)
How would you go about cleaning this wall?
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
With a teeth brush I guess and some aquarium cleaning stuff
Can I use this for snakes or bearded dragons please
@Terrarium-Construction
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
doesnt the paint wash off?
@Terrarium-Construction
2 жыл бұрын
Just a very few at worst
shit i thought i had my player set to 1.5x speed he was talking so fast
Mercy! An entire range of chemical paints! Poor Fish! 🙏
@Terrarium-Construction
3 жыл бұрын
First it not an aquarium but a terrarium (it is written in the title) and second as I said in the video, Acrylic paint become neutral when completely dry. Then it is just water based paint.
@blissfulblooms5656
3 жыл бұрын
@@Terrarium-Construction chill bro! Take it easy!
ont vois bien que c'est un Français qui parle en anglais lol
But alors you are french?!
Cant understand a thing u are saying.
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Activate subtitles
I might be able to understand your French more than your English, and i don't speak French..
@Terrarium-Construction
3 жыл бұрын
So activate subtitles, I work hard on it for this kind of situation ;)
Muy malo
can you speak ENGLISH PLEASE?????
@Terrarium-Construction
4 жыл бұрын
Can you activate SUBTITLES PLEASE?