painting back of tank

tarponiser

tarponiser

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i wanted to paint the back of my tank and was wondering if it would damage or kill anything in my tank. i cant take it apart. has anyone done this with no problems or am i just nuts to even think about doing this?
any help would be great. its a 55 reef.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Alot of people paint the backs of their tank.....Is the tank up and running or still empty......I painted mine when it was empty and rolled the paint.....If it's empty and you can deal with overspray and such you could spray it and it's quicker......Just make sure your tape the tank off though......PITA to deal with the overspray
 
peter1215

peter1215

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I just painted the back of my tank last weekend and it came out great !! better than any paper background i ever had. I also used a roller . about three to four coats usually does the job. just get acrylic paint.
 
tarponiser

tarponiser

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yeah its up and running. i have a plexiglass peice i painted behind it but looks nothing like a painted tank
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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If it's up and running I would roll the paint....will take a little longer, but you'll get nice results with no overspray.....I would also start running carbon before and during your painting process.....
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Your tank inhabitants are a little more sensitive than we are and they will pick up the fumes from the paint before we will.....just a precautionary measure.....
 
dr. evil

dr. evil

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Yeah i painted the back of my tank black and it came out awesome and i did a year after it was set up and running with no troubles just do like acrylic said and be careful not to drip any paint in your tank and you'll be fine.Some people go with blue also but i like the black you'll be happy with the results either way you go it looks great.
 
laddy

laddy

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On existing tanks I recommend measuring, and then going down and buying acrylic panels from a plastics store. I did this to one of my tanks a few years ago and it looked great......plus you get the choice of buying a few different colors and replacing them. They will compression fit or a piece of tape will hold it.
 
tarponiser

tarponiser

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Thanks Dr. Evil and laddy. i have a peice of plexi glass that i painted but just doesnt look to good. i looks better than before but not as good as it does painted.
what type of paint did you use Dr. evil? did you notice any change in the fish or corals after or while you were painting? im just scared of loosing my tank.
 
dr. evil

dr. evil

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Hey sorry Tarpon didnt mean to take so long to reply but sat. is tank maint. day and i just finished and im having issues ah yes never a dull moment B.T.W. never ever put that red slime away crap in your tank it sent my pH in a nose dive. Anyway to answer your question i used a glossy black latex acrylic and rolled it wish i would have done it before i set up the system it was kind of a pain but worth it in my opinion it looks great. But to dicide what color i wanted it i bought one of those two sided backgrounds one side blue ,one side black and put up the blue side for a couple days and then the black side to get an idea of what i liked.
 
tarponiser

tarponiser

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well after alot of thinking i did it!!! and no loss at all. i painted the tank today and this is how it came out. what do you guys think.
 
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spoiledogz

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My friend has a glass tank that she wants to paint. It is up and running also. While any paint get absorbed in glass and on to the inhabitants??
Sorry if it's a stupid question :notsure:
 
fishguy56

fishguy56

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Originally Posted by tarponiser
i wanted to paint the back of my tank and was wondering if it would damage or kill anything in my tank. i cant take it apart. has anyone done this with no problems or am i just nuts to even think about doing this?
any help would be great. its a 55 reef.
I used a piece of black acrylic for the back of my tank! Works well.
 
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