Which is the best color background for the tank? - Page 2

cindyolson · 09/06/2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally posted by SirSmapty
Once you go black.....

lol

IndyReefMan · 09/06/2006, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by CyberGuy
Well, you can sell it on Ebay. People buy crazy stuffs on ebay.

That's a great idea. You could put a little bit in a glass vial filled with tank water and sell it as "coraline seed" and I bet people would buy it.

petoonia · 09/06/2006, 03:02 PM

I like the reflective blue.

Zoos · 09/08/2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by CyberGuy
Is there a specific name for a dark blue one?

Dark Blue!

vijaym85 · 09/08/2006, 10:01 PM

I tried black and blue, I liked the blue in the end. It seems brighter overall and looks more like daytime in a reef. Black will hide algae if that is a problem you have. I think the blue as expected reflects more light than black which will absorb more light. It really end up being a matter of your own personal taste, this is likely the one thing about your reef tank that you can go nuts and do as you feel without some major consequences. and look at other tanks and see what you prefer.

vanmo92 · 09/08/2006, 10:26 PM

I got balck on mine.

mg426 · 09/08/2006, 10:43 PM

Black here.

AJ69 · 09/08/2006, 11:58 PM

Negro

Chaloupa · 09/10/2006, 12:30 AM

I have blue...I like it a lot and find it nice and bright on my tank...I had the same question though when I was first painting mine and just decided to do blue with this one and black with the next.....

benray4fun · 09/10/2006, 02:16 AM

In the end go with what you like most..."I have blue", but like someone here stated, "it's all gonna be covered with coraline algae if you don't scrape it." I don't scrape it at all and the backround is all mixed purple, green and red, very natural. Don't create more work for yourself by scraping the backround knowing it helps to filter the water.

want2reef · 09/10/2006, 05:19 AM

I like black.

Zoos · 09/10/2006, 10:06 PM

Purple with pink poka dots

xtm · 09/10/2006, 11:38 PM

I liked the clear look also... the tank looks HUGE with no background

but my current tank has a black background. I love it

Nano Chris · 09/10/2006, 11:54 PM

Looks like black is the winner so far, i dont have anything but im thinking of geting some type of background maybe blue/black and velcro, so i can change it whenever i want, an option so i dont have to paint it.

TekCat · 09/11/2006, 01:54 AM

Black - no cream, no sugar

culdublvd · 09/11/2006, 11:36 PM

Now gloss or flat paint?

jdieck · 09/12/2006, 12:26 AM

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Originally posted by culdublvd
Now gloss or flat paint?

As you paint it on the outside from the viewing side (The inside) it will make no difference as both will be glossy but on the outside gloss will be easier to clean and will not stain as much with carbonate or salt creep.

Bippus · 09/12/2006, 09:16 AM

Coralline!!!!!!!!

09/06/2006, 03:02 PM	#28
petoonia HereWeGoAgain... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,648	I like the reflective blue. __________________ I've been in the hobby for about 10 years....(so I know a little bit)...(but not all that much).... Current Tank Info: 58G. Oceanic (Starphire). Mixed Reef

09/08/2006, 10:26 PM	#31
vanmo92 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Silverthorne, CO. Posts: 2,045	I got balck on mine. __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bow Mixed Reef 1 fw tank

09/08/2006, 10:43 PM	#32
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Black here. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

09/08/2006, 11:58 PM	#33
AJ69 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 2,116	Negro __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles ..." - Hunter S. Thompson "Better to fight for something than live for nothing" - G. Patton Current Tank Info: rimless cube

09/10/2006, 12:30 AM	#34
Chaloupa Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Canada Posts: 412	I have blue...I like it a lot and find it nice and bright on my tank...I had the same question though when I was first painting mine and just decided to do blue with this one and black with the next..... __________________ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Sarah Current Tank Info: 65g hexagon reef,120g anemone and LPS, 34g RSM, 150g SPS and zoos, 40g frag/Q tank

09/08/2006, 10:01 PM	#30
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	I tried black and blue, I liked the blue in the end. It seems brighter overall and looks more like daytime in a reef. Black will hide algae if that is a problem you have. I think the blue as expected reflects more light than black which will absorb more light. It really end up being a matter of your own personal taste, this is likely the one thing about your reef tank that you can go nuts and do as you feel without some major consequences. and look at other tanks and see what you prefer.

09/10/2006, 02:16 AM	#35
benray4fun Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hartford, CONNECTICUT Posts: 1,147	In the end go with what you like most..."I have blue", but like someone here stated, "it's all gonna be covered with coraline algae if you don't scrape it." I don't scrape it at all and the backround is all mixed purple, green and red, very natural. Don't create more work for yourself by scraping the backround knowing it helps to filter the water.

09/10/2006, 05:19 AM	#36
want2reef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tracy CA. Posts: 1,353	I like black. __________________ Kevin The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Current Tank Info: CADlights Artison II 165g, 50g sump,Aquamaxx Q-3 Skimmer, AI Hydra 26 HD.

09/10/2006, 10:06 PM	#37
Zoos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,334	Purple with pink poka dots __________________ "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." Current Tank Info: None.

09/10/2006, 11:38 PM	#38
xtm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Panorama City, CA Posts: 4,703	I liked the clear look also... the tank looks HUGE with no background but my current tank has a black background. I love it __________________ Function before fashion Current Tank Info: 120g SPS Tank (48x24x24)

09/10/2006, 11:54 PM	#39
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	Looks like black is the winner so far, i dont have anything but im thinking of geting some type of background maybe blue/black and velcro, so i can change it whenever i want, an option so i dont have to paint it. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

09/11/2006, 01:54 AM	#40
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	Black - no cream, no sugar

09/11/2006, 11:36 PM	#41
culdublvd Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: santa rosa ca 95407 Posts: 586	Now gloss or flat paint?

09/12/2006, 09:16 AM	#43
Bippus Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 201	Coralline!!!!!!!! __________________ -Dustin Current Tank Info: 75 gal - 135 In the works (STILL!!)