tank background i cant see it lol

[ohhsweetness]

ok bought a back ground for my 6 ft tank
it s the rock back ground one
and yeah i can not see it i have a 4 foot light in the tank it lights the tank up pretty good but i still can not see the back ground do you have to put it on a certain way ??

lol im working on getting a bigger light soon ....

 

[Austin]

what's the wattage? i only have a dual 30" pc on my 6', 300gal and it's fine...

 

[ohhsweetness]

i thinks it like 5 watts every bulb and its got 7 running atm usually 8 its like a hasse like if you knoe what that is

 

[Austin]

i thinks it like 5 watts every bulb and its got 7 running atm usually 8 its like a hasse like if you knoe what that is

nope...

 

[ohhsweetness]

well yeah this sucks lol

 

[shenzhenluohan]

ok, here's what you do, put a thin layer of petroleum jelly on the background which makes it adhere to the glass better, making it much more visible. thats what i do with all mine.

 

[LurkMcgurk]

sounds gross but it works and it doesnt take much at all

 

[IKeepPacu]

mist down the back of the tank with water from a sprayer, then start on one side and start pushing it on in long strokes to get air bubbles out.

something flat and hard will work better than your hands to rub the backround on with, like a scrap piece of wood, hardcover book, or even a spatula.

 

[FSM]

Get a black background, they look nicer and it doesn't matter how much light shines on it.

 

[ohhsweetness]

I'll hve to move my tank b/c its up against the wall then and try putting it on better then