Hiding Egg Crate

[Smurf]

Ok I started cutting out the egg crate for my terrarium and I want water area to be all in the front. On the sides I don't care if you see the egg crate, substrate, hydro balls, etc... but do not want to be able to see it in the front.
I know when you ramp rocks down to form a "shore like area" that does a pretty good job at hiding it, but it takes up too much room (the ramp) for my set up that I want.

I saw this pic online: Look at Step 4, this is kind of the problem I am having, I don't want to black silicone or hide it like that, because its a water area just like the pics in step 4

Setting up a Vivarium

See how the egg crate is going straight up and down dividing the water from the land?? What would be something you can put on the egg crate to hide it, but blend in?? that would basically be straight up and down like the egg crate and not take too much room??

I have been thinking for the past two days I basically want something flat, maybe black, can be zipped tied on to the egg crate and be able to be underwater...I am using black mesh on top of the egg crate and that will sord of hide it some but you can still see the white egg crate...
Has anyone ever used coroplast? it is like plastic cardboard, I am pretty sure it can be submerged underwater and comes in colors.
Well if anyone has any ideas, or ways you have done it in the past, PLEASE let me know
thanks so much

[sinflspeed]

I usually size the mesh and then put black silicone and stick small pea gravel to it. It works pretty well for the most part. It hides the eggcreate and the black silicone gives it almost a dirt look to it as the rocks stick to it.

I don't see why you couldn't use coroplast. It is plastic and very durrable. Might be an issue holding water in between the slatted parts but it might not be a factor at all.

[froggsong]

You could try siliconing some pieces of flat rock (maybe slate) to the eggcrate. It would look similar to what is done in the last step on the site you linked to.

[JohnEDove]

If you can get natural slate it works great on the facing of the crate to hide it.

[sinflspeed]

Here is a pic of the what it might look like when you silicone pea gravel to mesh.

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[Smurf]

thats pretty cool, like to see it finished. I tried siliconing last night but mine came out like crap lol I like the way you did it thats nice. I might try to redo it tonight or just have leca balls showing in the front don't know yet.