Backrgound: Penn Plax backrground versus laminate sticky dark blue

[dodo]

Hi

Anyone have pics of the penn plax blackground (double sided: black on one side and light blue fades to dark blue on the other) AND laminate sticky dark blue backgroun...

I have seen them but am not sure how they look in a tank full of water

thanks

 

[12 Volt Man]

I have a black backgrounds that is blue on the other side. it might be penn plax. I use the black side:

 

[all_or_nothin]

jeeze your lemmon barbs are huge. but any way i would use the black side.

 

[12 Volt Man]

thanks, but they are not huge yet. give em a year

 

[BPags52]

I don't know what brand it is, but my background has a black side and a blue side...I use the blue.

 

[12 Volt Man]

nice redhooks!

 

[dodo]

Thanks for the pics.... Both your tanks look so clean

I went with the sticky dark blue.......cost me a fortune lol

By the way, how did you stick the background to the glass?

 

[12 Volt Man]

I used clear tape.

 

[jschall]

A trick I've found that works great is smear vaseline all over the glass and then put the background over it and take a very straight, hard edge and flatten it down. It takes a while, it's messy, and it's really hard to do against a wall (don't ask me how i know)

The results look fantastic though.

 

[BPags52]

Thanks 6 of those dollars in my pic are common SDs, 5 are red hooks.

I just used tape on the corners and on the top middle section to hold the background in place (the HOB filters also keep the background against the glass).

Thanks for the pics.... Both your tanks look so clean

I went with the sticky dark blue.......cost me a fortune lol

By the way, how did you stick the background to the glass?