Tank background color

[Nilsafeller]

Thanks for the kind words! I wanted to try a super light blue since my last tank was a bit darker.
The sand paint was pretty easy but took a lot of paint. Here are the two colors used. The sand one is an actual textured finish. The color is “AA Stone Pebble”
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Ah textured paint! Good idea to get a few different specs of color in it

 

[Rob909]

Ah textured paint! Good idea to get a few different specs of color in it

Yeah, the lid of the can gives a much better representation of how the color goes down. If only it was nontoxic to the fish, I could have sprayed the inside and gotten the texture AND look of the sand!

 

[Cichlids1999]

I Dont know if I should post this in general or setup ,but whatever lol

I've painted the back of a few tanks black for more natural setups and for privacy of fish and for the most part I really like it... I follow a guy on Instagram name polysaur_jurasicfish... or something along those lines, and he painted a tank white! To my surprise it looks stunning!

But that doesnt work for all types of fish (if many) it just dulls them out... my actual question though is what some of you think a suitable color for a tank housing my 2 flowerhorns would be.... the Male is a srd and the female is a golden base fader

I thought about a light blue as I've seen it before... I just really dont want to do another dark black tank especially since I dont have a strong light on the tank

My South American cichlid tank is a bright blue and it makes the fish look amazing and stick out I would go for a baby blueish colour personally

 

[Supergeorge123]

Do something creative that most people dont do.

 

[Nilsafeller]

Do something creative that most people dont do.

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Ya I'd love to! I actually do some artwork on the side but time is always so limited but I hear what your saying! Even posters could be used on the back of a tank if you really wanted something funky

 

[Nilsafeller]

My South American cichlid tank is a bright blue and it makes the fish look amazing and stick out I would go for a baby blueish colour personally

It's probably going to be a baby blue or a medium shade of blue... I like the pics I've seen from tanks with blue backs for sure with srd flowerhorns

 

[islandguy11]

I've thought about doing this aswell... dont know why I'm stubborn about it but I just like having it painted lol
Feels like it's a more finished look I guess?
I dunno I'm on my way to work soon for a 1 am start and havnt had a full day off in a while so maybe I'm just talking nonsense lolol

Yes for sure painted (or oyama sticker) will have a more finished, cleaner look -- esp. as with the future board it doesn't adhere to the surface of the glass as closely (which results in somewhat more reflection within the tank). That said I don't find it overly bad and again like the flexibility of changing easily should I wish.

 

[islandguy11]

Here's pic of my Kamfa tank with purple background. It was just a temporary job until I got a longer piece of black:

 

[Jexnell]

Here's pic of my Kamfa tank with purple background. It was just a temporary job until I got a longer piece of black:

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If I am not mistaken, but your fish is upside down......?

 

[Nilsafeller]

If I am not mistaken, but your fish is upside down......?

Lolol just seen that!