Are tank backgrounds hard to find?

[Freezekougra]

I want a black background for my 55g, but the only backgrounds I've seen are all 12" height

 

[crisper]

Painting the back of your tank black is a option.

 

[Matt724]

Spraypaint the inside with Krylon Fusion.

 

[01yellowr]

Paint it. I spray paint the outside of my tanks but alot of people use latex paint incase they want to change it later.

 

[408smokin]

Spraypaint the inside with Krylon Fusion.

I will do the outside, not inside the tank.. lol

go to ebay and you can find some background there if you can't find them in your LFS

 

[247Plants]

I use black felt and velcro on the outside back of my 180. Cheap and easy.

 

[12 Volt Man]

if you want the stick on kinds, your LFS should be able to order them.

if they can get the 12" size they can get the 24" size and you can cut it.

I have a 30" black stickon background from the LFS on my 150

 

[chesterthehero]

-lawn and leaf bags aka trash bags
-fabric/sheets/shirts for fat people
-spray paint
-construction paper/poster board

prettymuch anything and everything will work.. the less glossy the background the more the fish/plants will stand out.. the most important thing to remember is to get the back of the tank clean before you put the background on..

 

[Freezekougra]

I just looked around for stuff I could use, best I could find was gray fabric :O

-waits til parents get home-

 

[Deaths Sting]

i use this black fine material cloth that's used when laying down gravel or lava rocks. it blocks weeds from growing up. it looks really nice because its very thin and has a marbled look to it. its also water proof and comes in huge rolled up sheets. so u could do backgrounds that are over 72'' long by 36'' high! in single piece of this stuff. its also very cheap! get 100ft by 36'' for under $10.
this is way cheaper then going to a fabric store..