what do you like more?

[mermaiden78]

i have a 10 gal SW and going to uprade to a 55 gal SW after Christmas. I was just wondering what AC members would rather use....

[Pretender]

The tank at home has a background that looks like rocks and plants. I don't like the ones with fish on them, as I think that fish that don't move look silly. The background looks pretty nice, and I've taken pictures, and it actually can look pretty real. But it gives the appearance of a finite depth to the tank.

I'm pulling together the pieces for an office tank. I'm really leaning toward trying a black or dark blue background to see if it gives the effect of endless depth. That's supposed to be the advantage of a dark, solid color, background.

[Roan Art]

Solid, black all the way. Black backgrounds give a better contrast to the interior of the tank and can heighten colors -- especially the fishes'.

Roan

[indiginess]

aluminum foil can be a neat backround, but black is my favorite.

pictures seem kinda tacky to me, but i suppose there are exceptions.

i use no backing on my mbuna tank, but theres a nice tough algae coat on it.

[cyberbeer65]

I love my black background.

[Intermision]

I have black backgrounds on all of my tanks.

[indiginess]

nice tank, cyberbeer.....

really like the quartz streak on that center (not) piece. rarely do rocks have such presence.

[cyberbeer65]

nice tank, cyberbeer.....

really like the quartz streak on that center (not) piece. rarely do rocks have such presence.

Thank you!

[carttman]

I like the solid black background and backgrounds that have a lot of plants on them. I think the backgrounds with the fish on them draw attention away from the real beauty of the tank and the fish inside.

[abraham]

Solid, black all the way. Black backgrounds give a better contrast to the interior of the tank and can heighten colors -- especially the fishes'.

Roan

HERE, HERE!!! I couldn't agree more! :D

[Rometiklan]

Solid black on most of my tanks. I really like the dark background...everything seems to stand out more without any distractions. I've got picture backgrounds on a couple of my older smaller tanks.

[gourami]

i think that a solid colour looks best. on freshwater tanks black every time but on marine tanks blue every time

[reziztor]

solid black is a no brainer.

[mykidsmylife]

I have solid blue on both my larger tanks. I have never tried the black but I think I will. It makes perfect sense.
I have never cared for the fake rock/fish/plant background and the fake coral ones on a freshwater tank drives me nuts.

[Slappy*McFish]

I'm another die-hard black background fan. I use black paint on all my freshwater tanks. Another color that looks surprisingly good and is very natural looking, is dark green. Try it sometime. ;)
Saltwater tanks look good with either blue, black or sea-green.