View attachment 1049578What's on your tank? I can't decide. I bought limo black film but I'm hesitating. I know the contrast would be amazing with the light sand but I haven't made up my mind.
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Plastidip. The BEST background no matter what color you use. You can get it in a spray can or a bucket. I spray it on the back of all my tanks, always looks clean, no gloss, and the best part is that it peels off in one piece of you want to change it. I use black on all my tanks.
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I have black on one tank and light blue on another and while they both look nice I like the blue better.
Nice examples Duanes....reminds me to put back on the blue background that a had to take off of the tank.
What kind of coverage do you get from a can? You don't get any spray lines on the glass side at all?
I tend to go black on my pred tanks and blue on Malawi's , if your spraying best to do thin layers until its covered this way you'll get a nice even finish with no thick areas or drips ( if the tanks stood up )
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I find blue looks most natural when placed behind pelagic fish, for open ocean, or open water lake fish. And if a light is placed behind the tank with the right shade of blue, there is an interesting effect reminds me of when I'm scuba diving in open water.
Most of my fish are not pelagic though, so I choose black a majority of the time.
I like to use black spray paint on a styrofoam insulation sheet, as opposed to painting the glass, it has the added benefit of keeping temp stable, (keeping heater energy cost down).
And because if you decide to switch front to back,you have that option.
The styro seems to protect the window in case the opposite side gets scratched.
Most of my fish are not pelagic though, so I choose black a majority of the time.
I like to use black spray paint on a styrofoam insulation sheet, as opposed to painting the glass, it has the added benefit of keeping temp stable, (keeping heater energy cost down).
And because if you decide to switch front to back,you have that option.
The styro seems to protect the window in case the opposite side gets scratched.
