Thermometer placement and backgrounds
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My HOB filter does a good job of holding the background in place ... assisted by a few rolled up pieces of clear packing tape on the ends, as needed.
HTH
Dude
HTH
Dude
I free float one thermometer and have one in the front corner of the tank. I taped my background to a thin piece of viener plywood and slid it on the back of the tank using the hob filter to hold it in place.
I've been lurking around here for many, many weeks. I don't have many posts, but have been learning quite a lot. I did quite a bit of checking into backrounds before I got my tank started and here's what I found: Most of the officiados go with either a solid blue or black background. I had been looking into something more of the photo type backgrounds (rocky, planted, etc...) but with some research decided on a solid dark blue back ground. The one I got has a self adhesive that is activated by water and so it can only be easily applied to a tank that has not been setup. I have heard of several accounts of people using mineral oil, vegetabale oil, etc, to adhere a background. What I would pass on to you is this... Had I had it to do over again, I would go with a black background.
Oceanvisions self adhesive background !!!! IMO the best available as far as a good looking background, that actually sticks to the tank and stays there. I've tried paint, I've tried prints, I've tried posterboard, I've tried plain plastic backgrounds, I've tried mineral oil, petroleum jelly, spray adhesive etc, etc. The oceanvisions stuff is flat out awesome. I spray it with glass cleaner place it and squeegie it until all bubbles are gone. The glass cleaner will go away and the background will be stuck tight and look great.
As far as thermometer, put a stick on away from the heater if you want, in a handy to read spot, and then buy a $3 floating thermometer and let it float around wen you really want to check things close.
dave
As far as thermometer, put a stick on away from the heater if you want, in a handy to read spot, and then buy a $3 floating thermometer and let it float around wen you really want to check things close.
dave
OcenVisions -- that's it!! Couldn't recall the name, but my LFS carries it so it shouldn't be that hard to find.
Off topic: BTW Daveedka, I was following your thread on problems with Vals and I think between yourself and the other memebers who contributed, you have solved a big problem for me -- thanks a bunch!
Off topic: BTW Daveedka, I was following your thread on problems with Vals and I think between yourself and the other memebers who contributed, you have solved a big problem for me -- thanks a bunch!
I have several different tanks and use several different backgrounds i have all black on my twenty and for my 29 i have a planted scene which looks very similar to the scene i created in the tank ..on my ten i use solid blue because it enhances the enviroment there i recomend the double sided background from any lfs because you tape or stick it to the back i like to change my tanks everynow and then and prefer not to have a permanent background because the original may not go with the next design its fairly cheap and then you can try it out ..and for future reference the background is returnable at most stores because it is cut to genaric sizes take it home look and if you dont like return and get a new one .. 
My background is on the inside of the glass i.e. between the water and the glass - I read up about the one that I had and it stated that you could do both - when I tried it on the outside you could not see it due to the mirror effect of the water and the glass - on the inside it is perfect - the shop even had special pads that stuck it on the inside in the water but I didn't bother with them as the water pressure holds it in place.
