pix of your starfire tank with black or white silicone, please

Hal · 12/05/2011, 12:09 PM

Hi, Hal's wife here. You might know my poor hubby has been puzzling over the black/white silicone debate over the weekend. We're having a hard time finding head-on, lit up photos of tanks with 3/4 inch (not necessary, but nice) starfire and white silicone. We'd also love to see some more with black silicone. Can you help us out? TIA.

bunzaroo · 12/05/2011, 08:47 PM

45X27X20 1/2" starfire 3 sides, clear silicone

bkoo29 · 12/05/2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bunzaroo

45X27X20 1/2" starfire 3 sides, clear silicone

Love the minimal aquascape. Very sleek and modern look.

mark54321 · 12/05/2011, 09:51 PM

Oceanic Tech Starphire front glass,black silicone.

dzfish17 · 12/05/2011, 10:10 PM

I voted for clear in the thread your hubby started the other day but Im changing my vote to black. Mark, your tank looks fantastic.

Hal · 12/06/2011, 07:23 PM

Hal's wife here again. These are beautiful tanks!

Bunzaroo, does the clear/opaque silicon always glow so blue, or is that because the rest of the room, by contrast, is darker? Do you find that glow distracting, or do you find that it blends well with the --dare I say it-- magical feeling of a salt tank?

Mark54321, do you feel that the black helps "frame" the tank, or do you feel like it provides an artificial barrier to the "vista" that is your tank setup?

Thanks so much, and I'd welcome more views of other tanks!

MTWiley · 12/06/2011, 07:46 PM

I've had a tone of regular glass w/ the white/clear silicone in the past, to me they always get dirty and are impossible to clean and get back to looking like they did on day one. With the black silicone that hasn't been the case. I recently purchased a 60 gallon tank with the black silicone and I will never buy a white/clear silicone tank ever again.

It looks so much cleaner to me and my SO. We had no idea it would make such a difference but it did. On the white/silicone tanks they all eventually started to turn brownish and discolored which really thinking about it now looks disgusting. But the black silicone doesn't seem to discolor with time, but I've only had it for a few months. I setup a smaller white/clear silicone tank at the same time and it's already beginning to discolor.

Unfortunately the tank is at home and I am stuck at work, but maybe tomorrow I can snap a picture before I have to head to work.

mojo~ · 12/06/2011, 08:15 PM

My miracles with black silicone

I have 75 rimless with starphire now too black silicone. I prefer the black. But all is good

C Dog · 12/06/2011, 10:28 PM

Clack looks the best and stays clean looking.

12/05/2011, 12:09 PM	#1
Hal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 1,889	pix of your starfire tank with black or white silicone, please Hi, Hal's wife here. You might know my poor hubby has been puzzling over the black/white silicone debate over the weekend. We're having a hard time finding head-on, lit up photos of tanks with 3/4 inch (not necessary, but nice) starfire and white silicone. We'd also love to see some more with black silicone. Can you help us out? TIA. __________________ Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints. Current Tank Info: 250g starphire: 72x28x30, BeanAnimal drain with an oversized non-durso emergency drain, 4 inch DSB, 3x Reefbreeders Value LED fixtures, SWC/MSX 300A skimmer, Geo kalk reactor, 3 Vortechs w/bb, carbon reactor, and a RKL

12/05/2011, 08:47 PM	#2
bunzaroo Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 617	45X27X20 1/2" starfire 3 sides, clear silicone __________________ Current Tank: Mized Reef 72 Bowfront, 105G (45X27X20) Reef Savvy Rimless in the works. Current Tank Info: 105 Gallon Reef Savvy Rimless, Mostly LPS/NPS and anemone's, 3 Bartlett Anthias, Royal Gramma, Green Spotted Mandarin, Yellow Tang, 2 Banghai Cardinals.

12/05/2011, 09:51 PM	#4
mark54321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 2,040	Oceanic Tech Starphire front glass,black silicone. __________________ ############## ______MARK_______ ##############

12/05/2011, 10:10 PM	#5
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	I voted for clear in the thread your hubby started the other day but Im changing my vote to black. Mark, your tank looks fantastic. __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

12/06/2011, 07:23 PM	#6
Hal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 1,889	Hal's wife here again. These are beautiful tanks! Bunzaroo, does the clear/opaque silicon always glow so blue, or is that because the rest of the room, by contrast, is darker? Do you find that glow distracting, or do you find that it blends well with the --dare I say it-- magical feeling of a salt tank? Mark54321, do you feel that the black helps "frame" the tank, or do you feel like it provides an artificial barrier to the "vista" that is your tank setup? Thanks so much, and I'd welcome more views of other tanks! __________________ Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints. Current Tank Info: 250g starphire: 72x28x30, BeanAnimal drain with an oversized non-durso emergency drain, 4 inch DSB, 3x Reefbreeders Value LED fixtures, SWC/MSX 300A skimmer, Geo kalk reactor, 3 Vortechs w/bb, carbon reactor, and a RKL

12/06/2011, 07:46 PM	#7
MTWiley Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 273	I've had a tone of regular glass w/ the white/clear silicone in the past, to me they always get dirty and are impossible to clean and get back to looking like they did on day one. With the black silicone that hasn't been the case. I recently purchased a 60 gallon tank with the black silicone and I will never buy a white/clear silicone tank ever again. It looks so much cleaner to me and my SO. We had no idea it would make such a difference but it did. On the white/silicone tanks they all eventually started to turn brownish and discolored which really thinking about it now looks disgusting. But the black silicone doesn't seem to discolor with time, but I've only had it for a few months. I setup a smaller white/clear silicone tank at the same time and it's already beginning to discolor. Unfortunately the tank is at home and I am stuck at work, but maybe tomorrow I can snap a picture before I have to head to work.

12/06/2011, 08:15 PM	#8
mojo~ Skimmer Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: IN Posts: 5,647	My miracles with black silicone I have 75 rimless with starphire now too black silicone. I prefer the black. But all is good __________________ Mojo~

12/06/2011, 10:28 PM	#9
C Dog Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SWFL Posts: 532	Clack looks the best and stays clean looking.

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