tank background

sigism · 02/05/2006, 11:59 PM

Hi all. I'm starting a new 55 gallon aquarium and I was wondering.....Do i need to have a background for the tank? I'd really like to be able to walk around and view it from all sides. A friend suggested that i need one but couldn't remember why.

Thanks.

bertoni · 02/06/2006, 12:54 AM

Nope, no reason to have a tank background, although you'll probably end up with some equipment, etc, that you want to hide somehow.

murphreef · 02/06/2006, 01:35 AM

yeah u dont need it but the back ground usually hides all the equipment hanging on the back of the tank or all of the plumming and such

DaveAngie79 · 02/06/2006, 08:33 AM

its not needed but a black background will add to the color of everything with your lighting

02/05/2006, 11:59 PM	#1
sigism Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: reno Posts: 3	tank background Hi all. I'm starting a new 55 gallon aquarium and I was wondering.....Do i need to have a background for the tank? I'd really like to be able to walk around and view it from all sides. A friend suggested that i need one but couldn't remember why. Thanks.

02/06/2006, 12:54 AM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Nope, no reason to have a tank background, although you'll probably end up with some equipment, etc, that you want to hide somehow. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/06/2006, 01:35 AM	#3
murphreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: simi valley Posts: 3,208	yeah u dont need it but the back ground usually hides all the equipment hanging on the back of the tank or all of the plumming and such __________________ Justin Current Tank Info: 25G cube (finally back in the hobby in a small way)

02/06/2006, 08:33 AM	#4
DaveAngie79 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood, IN Posts: 662	its not needed but a black background will add to the color of everything with your lighting