What kind of tank background do you use?
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I use black or blue. The trick to getting the non adhesive, vinyl backgrounds to look colourful is the take a cloth, put some vegetable oil on it, and rub the tank where you want the background to stick. Put your background on and then push out the air bubbles. Works better than water, won't dry out and as long as you want the background there, it will last!
Matte 'lamp black' exterior latex paint.
I've done the black vinyl route, but the stuff doesn't seem to last more than a year before I get some seperation from the glass, which looks horrendous (bubbles and eventually waterspots).
I actually just finished painting another tank last night that used to have a black vinyl background:
http://tinypic.com/k01w2d.jpg
I've done the black vinyl route, but the stuff doesn't seem to last more than a year before I get some seperation from the glass, which looks horrendous (bubbles and eventually waterspots).
I actually just finished painting another tank last night that used to have a black vinyl background:
http://tinypic.com/k01w2d.jpg
patoloco said:Right now I use the rolled background you buy at the LFS. Both my 50 and my 20 share the same design of amazonian plants.
My 250 has plant design I didn't care to much to look at, untilk it was set: it's composed of garden plants!
I was wondering how good would a tank look like if I use a map as background.
you got no access to the back of your tanks at all?
well that sucks
Plastic, various commercial backgrounds, fabric, whatever strikes my fancy. All of my tanks have backgrounds if not very heavily planted (and usually then) as I hate seeing a wall and even more hate to see tubing and wires dangling behind the tank.
Usually black these days. In my early years I used the printed backgrounds with the plants, etc. Surprisingly, dark green looks really good with freshwater tanks, as well. For saltwater tanks I go with a marine blue/green.
I found some cool decorative wallpaper at Walmart that has a marbled look to it. It looks cool and it was cheap.
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Yuri De Lima said:
That is what i thought too when first setting up my tanks. But now that i look back, i wish i had now. So far i have not needed to see through the back of the tank, and i have only managed to rip it twice and get water spots and airbubbles.
edit --I still like my plastic background though--
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Well I must say that I turned the current background on the tank (a plant pattern) around to it's black side yesterday and while the tank looks good, the balas I have in there don't stand out anymore.
From what I see on here tho, everyone seems to prefer solid colors.
From what I see on here tho, everyone seems to prefer solid colors.
I just let a nice natural coating of algae coat the back. I don't think pictures of plants look natural enough. My pl*cos keep most of the algae in check, but leave enough to keep it natural looking. . .
