Black vs. Blue Backgrounds

[egkid]

I'm in the process of setting up another tank and can't decide if I want to paint the background black or blue, so I was hoping you guys would share pictures of your tanks with black or blue backgrounds.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Catpicklesdog]

I have the blue background. Stuck on, not painted!!

Before



17 months later!

 

[cav]

Here is mine, black for me:

 

[Catpicklesdog]

I've got to admit, personally, I prefer the black I just can't behind my tank to remove the blue!!!!!

 

[cav]

I've got to admit, personally, I prefer the black I just can't behind my tank to remove the blue!!!!!

Lazy lol. I painted mine when I converted the tank from cichlid to marine so it was empty and easy to move. 5 coats of Ronseal Black tile paint with a gloss roller did the trick

 

[Dangerdoll]

I think it depends on the tank and what you're doing with it. Like, if you are going saltie, I would prefer blue..... if fresh (planted or not), I would go with black.

 

[H3D]

I like the blue.

 

[egkid]

It used to be an african cichlid tank and now it's being converted to salt. My 29gal already has a blue background and it's nice but I think black would make the colors of the coral stand out more, but at the same time I think algae and any other unwanted growths on glass would stand out too. I'm also planning on painting the background on, since the 29 has streaks from when I cleaned the glass and didn't notice they were left behind now they stick out like a sore thumb. This is on a 45gal by the way.

Thanks for the examples so far, your tanks look awesome.

 

[speedykeys]

I like the black background, especially once it gets lots of corraline algae all over it. Mine had a lot at one point but some alkalinity issues killed some of it off but its starting to make a come back. Heres a pic of my 24g.

 

[small-fish]

i like black on fw but blue on sw