New background

Serdiss · 12/02/2010, 09:53 PM

Hey guys,
after having seen many beautiful tanks (with black backgrounds) on this forum, i have been wanting to change my background colour to black as well (it's blue at the moment). The problem being, my tank is running already, with no possible access to the back of the tank. Does anyone know of a way to make it black, I thought of a pexiglass sheet sprayed black with krylon fusion, but i don't know whether that would work...
Thanks!

Lamball1 · 12/02/2010, 10:42 PM

Keep ur tank see through, it will look better.

dzfish17 · 12/03/2010, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamball1

Keep ur tank see through, it will look better.

This does not work for me. Cant you just slide out the old background and replace it with a new one.

Dave

Serdiss · 12/03/2010, 12:14 AM

no, the first background is painted on :/

dzfish17 · 12/03/2010, 01:03 AM

You could try a piece of plastic that slides into the tank. I would get black plastic for this instead of painting the plastic.

Dave

Serdiss · 12/03/2010, 01:13 AM

Yeah, i was thinking of that.. but it might be hard to find. thanks for your input!

dzfish17 · 12/03/2010, 08:29 AM

Yeah, I dont think you'll find it at Lowes or HD. I would find a place that deals exclusively with plastic. A 1/8 in piece would bend and be easier to get into the tank.

Dave

muppet · 12/03/2010, 08:58 AM

If you slide a sheet of plastic into the back of a running tank, you're going to create a small crevice with little or no flow at all where organics can get trapped, no matter how skillfully you position it.

I'd never do this in my tank.

Beaun · 12/03/2010, 09:00 AM

I think you are stuck with having to scrape the paint off the back glass and sliding the plexi glass back there.

dzfish17 · 12/03/2010, 05:34 PM

On pages 531-533 in The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 removable backdrops and internal backdrops and there uses are discussed in detail.

Dave

small alien · 12/03/2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamball1

Keep ur tank see through, it will look better.

You either really love your walls or you have no sense of aesthetics. Unless its a peninsula backgrounds are mandatory.

Lamball1 · 12/05/2010, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by small alien

You either really love your walls or you have no sense of aesthetics. Unless its a peninsula backgrounds are mandatory.

Just because ur walls look like crap doesnt mean other people's walls do. Lol- jokes, my tank is painted- there is something called sarcasm

small alien · 12/05/2010, 04:31 PM

And there's also something called humor which would make your sarcasm a bit more worthwhile.

Lamball1 · 12/06/2010, 01:21 AM

lol- agree

12/02/2010, 09:53 PM	#1
Serdiss Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 54	New background Hey guys, after having seen many beautiful tanks (with black backgrounds) on this forum, i have been wanting to change my background colour to black as well (it's blue at the moment). The problem being, my tank is running already, with no possible access to the back of the tank. Does anyone know of a way to make it black, I thought of a pexiglass sheet sprayed black with krylon fusion, but i don't know whether that would work... Thanks!

12/03/2010, 01:03 AM	#5
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	You could try a piece of plastic that slides into the tank. I would get black plastic for this instead of painting the plastic. Dave __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

12/03/2010, 08:29 AM	#7
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	Yeah, I dont think you'll find it at Lowes or HD. I would find a place that deals exclusively with plastic. A 1/8 in piece would bend and be easier to get into the tank. Dave __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

12/03/2010, 08:58 AM	#8
muppet Misanthrope Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 2,759	If you slide a sheet of plastic into the back of a running tank, you're going to create a small crevice with little or no flow at all where organics can get trapped, no matter how skillfully you position it. I'd never do this in my tank. __________________ Vertex IN-100 Skimmer 5g fuge area in the works JBJ Ocean Pulse 1600GPH wavemaker CoralVue 4x54 fixture running?: 2xATI Blue Plus, 1xRed Sea Pink, 1xRed Sea 12K, 10x1w LED blue moonlights Current Tank Info: Deep Blue 75G RR with 20H sump

12/03/2010, 09:00 AM	#9
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	I think you are stuck with having to scrape the paint off the back glass and sliding the plexi glass back there. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

12/02/2010, 10:42 PM	#2
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	Keep ur tank see through, it will look better.

12/03/2010, 12:14 AM	#4
Serdiss Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 54	no, the first background is painted on :/

12/03/2010, 01:13 AM	#6
Serdiss Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 54	Yeah, i was thinking of that.. but it might be hard to find. thanks for your input!

12/03/2010, 05:34 PM	#10
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	On pages 531-533 in The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 removable backdrops and internal backdrops and there uses are discussed in detail. Dave __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

12/05/2010, 04:31 PM	#13
small alien The fungus is among us. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 3,884	And there's also something called humor which would make your sarcasm a bit more worthwhile. __________________ This moment is all we have. Current Tank Info: 75 mixed reef. F OSFF, Clingfish, M/F Leopards, M Mandy, Darwin Clown, Bullet Goby, Green Clown Goby, M/F Matted Files, Bluestripe Pipe, Tailspot Blenny, Canary Wrasse, Royal Gramma, Papua Toby Puffer, Snooty Maori Wrasse.

12/06/2010, 01:21 AM	#14
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	lol- agree

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