Oh, and definitely go black.. The "natural" ones look like garbage IMO unless your tank matches perfectly to the environment on the background.... Which never happens.
black background vs. natural
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Like a previous poster said, "natural backgrounds" look all but natural.
If you want the focus of the tank on the fish and aquascaping, then change the background to a really dark green or a black. I have always used spraypaint so idk how you would do this on a setup tank.
I think that the natural backgrounds are just too busy to make the tank look any better.
If you want the focus of the tank on the fish and aquascaping, then change the background to a really dark green or a black. I have always used spraypaint so idk how you would do this on a setup tank.
I think that the natural backgrounds are just too busy to make the tank look any better.
here's a question for the people who are voting for black. if you had 10 tanks, would all 10 be black? would you not mix it up with a few natural backgrounds?
And if you tape the whole seam vertically instead of how you have done it,you cant really see it.
Also ive gone black and will not be going back
cheers steve
Also ive gone black and will not be going back
cheers steve
Phillydog,no i would have most black a few blue and perhaps try white, or what about a mirror,lol what would the fish make of that?
Cheers steve
Cheers steve
Phillydog,no i would have most black a few blue and perhaps try white, or what about a mirror,lol what would the fish make of that?
Cheers steve
Cheers steve
Every single one of my tanks, including the one I'm using for my sump has been painted black.
I used black latex paint and a roller, took a couple of coats, but I could control it better considering the tanks already had fish in them. It was rustoleum painters touch, but the non spray kind. The guy at home depot argued with me for 15 minutes saying I wouldn't be able to use it on glass. He was wrong.
Anyway, from my experience, if you move your lights up a bit to the front, most of your filter intakes and returns, heaters, etc all fade into the background. Your fish become the main focus and the back of the tank just looks like the abyss.
I used black latex paint and a roller, took a couple of coats, but I could control it better considering the tanks already had fish in them. It was rustoleum painters touch, but the non spray kind. The guy at home depot argued with me for 15 minutes saying I wouldn't be able to use it on glass. He was wrong.
Anyway, from my experience, if you move your lights up a bit to the front, most of your filter intakes and returns, heaters, etc all fade into the background. Your fish become the main focus and the back of the tank just looks like the abyss.
My 125 has 5% tint on the back. You can't see through it at all, looks completely black. I got this "insta cling" stuff from Amazon, it holds via static just use water and a credit card. My tank is about 5" off the wall and I was able to install it without moving the tank. The idea came from a DIY thread but I couldn't find it to give credit to the author, worked great!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EBKG9A/ref=oss_T15_product
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EBKG9A/ref=oss_T15_product
