Thoughts on white background?

timdam · 03/12/2020, 02:46 PM

Looks good? Or a maintenance nightmare once algae startedshowing? Pic off the net.

ROlympia · 03/12/2020, 07:29 PM

My vote: would have to be kept just as clean as the front; maintenance nightmare.

coralcruze2020 · 03/12/2020, 08:32 PM

I only clean 2 of 4 panes... I let the others gro coraline. IMHO I dont like the first stages where you get green and red nuance algae. You will see that more with white backround.

ryeguyy84 · 03/12/2020, 09:14 PM

It looks cool but yeah you'd have to really keep up on it. I just started scrapping off my back glass and it's a pain. I let algae grow on it but once a month I've been scrapping the coralline off I just got tired of looking at it. With the white you'd have to at least clean it weekly.

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Tastee · 03/13/2020, 01:05 AM

Personally I’m not trying to create a work of art, I’m trying to create a recognisable ecosystem. Yes I want the fish and the corals to look pretty and to a degree ‘pop’ but not to the point it looks artificial. So coralline algae growing on the back panel suits me, and I don’t mind the small amounts of algae there for my YT and other fish to peck at. The sides and front I want clean, the back not really. I find this works well on a black background. Dark blue also looks very nice in other tanks I have seen posted.

So I’m afraid I’m not a fan of a white background.

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mann1139 · 03/15/2020, 06:18 PM

That comes out interesting and different.

I have a 'modern' room in my house where I was looking to put a tank, and I think the white would actually improve the look of the tank vs black.

Thanks for sharing.

Sk8r · 03/16/2020, 12:47 PM

Once coralline gets going, best to have bare glass so you can get a scraper to it, unless you like the 'hull of sunken ship' look, as spots of pink coralline overlap each other. Snails and other inverts will also provide it with black dots--themselves.

What I've been contemplating is mounting mirrors externally in a removable-for-cleaning mode (as in hanging from above) so as to reflect infinite reef.

03/12/2020, 09:14 PM	#4
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	It looks cool but yeah you'd have to really keep up on it. I just started scrapping off my back glass and it's a pain. I let algae grow on it but once a month I've been scrapping the coralline off I just got tired of looking at it. With the white you'd have to at least clean it weekly. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

03/16/2020, 12:47 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Once coralline gets going, best to have bare glass so you can get a scraper to it, unless you like the 'hull of sunken ship' look, as spots of pink coralline overlap each other. Snails and other inverts will also provide it with black dots--themselves. What I've been contemplating is mounting mirrors externally in a removable-for-cleaning mode (as in hanging from above) so as to reflect infinite reef. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/12/2020, 07:29 PM	#2
ROlympia Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 138	My vote: would have to be kept just as clean as the front; maintenance nightmare.

03/12/2020, 08:32 PM	#3
coralcruze2020 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: NY Posts: 115	I only clean 2 of 4 panes... I let the others gro coraline. IMHO I dont like the first stages where you get green and red nuance algae. You will see that more with white backround.

03/13/2020, 01:05 AM	#5
Tastee Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 277	Personally I’m not trying to create a work of art, I’m trying to create a recognisable ecosystem. Yes I want the fish and the corals to look pretty and to a degree ‘pop’ but not to the point it looks artificial. So coralline algae growing on the back panel suits me, and I don’t mind the small amounts of algae there for my YT and other fish to peck at. The sides and front I want clean, the back not really. I find this works well on a black background. Dark blue also looks very nice in other tanks I have seen posted. So I’m afraid I’m not a fan of a white background. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

03/15/2020, 06:18 PM	#6
mann1139 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 178	That comes out interesting and different. I have a 'modern' room in my house where I was looking to put a tank, and I think the white would actually improve the look of the tank vs black. Thanks for sharing.