Any easy way to get a back blackground?

[n4red]

Yeah il check the LFS not sure they got stuff like this tho (and we dont got petsmart in sweden ) and ive been thinking about painting it what kind of paint should i use?

 

[koop171]

Paint is the best way to go. easy on and easy off if you use acrylic paint. and the coverage is great.

 

[fishman646]

On all of my tanks I have used black poster board and clear packaging tape!

 

[n4red]

On all of my tanks I have used black poster board and clear packaging tape!

Dunno what this "black poster board" is :/ where i get it?

 

[chesterthehero]

Dunno what this "black poster board" is :/ where i get it?

its the stuff children use for school projects.. i cant tell you the name of a local store but office supply stores in general sell it...

its 99.99999% of the time sold on a rack like this

im a big fan of black cloth and trashbags... thats only if i didnt think of painting the tank before i set it up

 

[toomanyfishes]

Paint - very easy to apply and if you want to change colors, simply scrape it of with razor - very easy. I just did 5 of my tanks

 

[EllieGreene]

Paint is the best way to go. easy on and easy off if you use acrylic paint. and the coverage is great.

Seriously? Like this stuff?
http://www.craftsetc.com/store/item.aspx?dep=50&cat=60&subcat=25&IsOnSale=0&IsFeatured=0&IsNew=0&ItemId=100504

That is less than I pay for the stupid flimsy plastic backgrounds that are always falling off!

About how much do you need for a 55G tank?

-ellie

 

[hailmike]

well that bottles only eight ounces so maybe three or four? i'm sure someone could give you a better estimate. i bought the lame petsmart type deals for my 75 and i hate it. i had the tank setup so there was water spots all over the back that i couldn't get to to clean and they show and anytime one of my fish splashes water will get stuck between the film stuff and the tank becoming very noticeable.