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« on: May 12, 2010, 11:12:37 PM »

i was starting to wonder if one of zoeys eating problem is because of the glare in her viv.  theres times i put the crix in there and she just looks at me like, ok, now what?  so tonight i picked up one of those aquarium backgrounds.  boy oh boy what a pain in the hinder!  i had to cut it down height wise but i seem to be having issues with taping it up.  i took scotch tape and put the ends together to make it like a two sided tape, needless to say it's not sticking very well.  i put a crease in where the corners are and i don't know if thats the issue.  but i was wondering what others have done to put it up?
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 11:41:14 AM »

I've been looking at those backgrounds myself, but can't find any that are a decent height with a decent design.
I would have thought a bit of sellotape would have done the trick
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 12:55:31 PM »

Hey, I recently went through the trouble of fitting it myself, took about 40 mins and a nice cut to my finger....
Im not sure what style of viv u have so I will just tell you what I did with mine. On the top and bottom of the viv there were plastic strips that were about 1/4 inch off the glass, the lid snapped into these. I measured the distance of the glass surface between the top and bottom plastic pieces and then, with the background rolled up, marked out the same distance on the background roll. Then I took a large exacto knife and cut the rolled up background so the roll was as long as the glass it needed to cover. You really need to cut carefully and basically saw through it with the knife:

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background roll
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Taping it in place is a little tricky and if you have some help is much easier. I had the GF hold it in place as I lined up the backdrop, I then lined up the end of the roll with the front glass pane on the viv and taped that end to the glass. I used clear scotch tape so it was almost impossible to see the tape. After the first end was taped I basically worked my way along the backdrop, pulling it tight and making sure its where it needs to be as I taped it to the viv. I taped the backdrop to the plastic strip, I guess if your viv is just flat glass like a fish tank you could either leave about a half inch of glass to tape it too or wrap the tape around the bottom and top of the viv. Once I taped my way to the other side of the viv I had my helper pull the remaining backdrop tight and I ran the exacto knife along the edge where it needed to end. Once that cut was made I taped it like the other side. Hope that helps, it worked out very well for me. If you have any questions feel free to PM me Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 07:23:42 PM »

Hey I also had trouble with normal tape, I ended up using big black duct tape.
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2010, 01:23:02 AM »

is it ok to put the tape on the inside of the viv?  like right over the front of the background onto the glass? 

i don't know if this was such a good idea.  she keeps jumping at the sides now like she's trying to jump on the rocks lol.
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 01:31:28 AM »

ello amber. yeah i had this prob to, i tried everything and it wouldnt stick grrrr lol. have u got a wooden viv? i have, i pinned my background on in the end. and its stated up  Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2010, 03:49:59 PM »

not yet!! she will once mr. man gets his hinder in gear and builds hers!! right now she's in one of those exo terra tanks, total glass.  since he's going to be around tonight i think i'm going to pop the screened top off and see if i can get it on better that way.  i was kind of in a rush when i first put it up so i only took a half crack at it.  he needs to get going on that viv tho, she's not happy anymore.  she's grown a lot and she really does need more room to run!! plus she's just freaked out that the rocks look real, but their not lol
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2010, 04:17:17 PM »

lol. u better get cracking that whip on your fella then amber. he must know by now that we must drop everything when our masters r in need!!
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2010, 01:56:16 AM »

lol ha!  our masters?!  we got the beardies when he was laid off from work.  when he went back is when mama bear here took over all responsibilities of the babies, the kids, the house, the dogs, EVERYTHING!!! im sure im going to end up building the dang thing myself! lol  and then i'll hear, "i wanted to do that" lol i've been talking about building one since before stripe passed away, and that was over a month ago!! lol  i guess im just too much of a get up and go kinda gal  Wink  i gotta give him his opportunity tho, otherwise he resents me lol.  but we BOTH know what the outcome is gonna be lol
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