tank background color

[the j.o.p.]

so i go to buy some paint the other day. and while i'm looking at the different shades of black and blue a friend of mine's kid asked me," does it have to be blak or blue? why can't you use pink?"
besides that it would be ugly, do you think that diff. colors; red, pink, purple, orange, etc. would have any adverse effect on the fish in your tank?

 

[watson3]

I think it would affect you more than the fish

 

[reefnut]

I wouldn't think so... not much different than a tank covered in coralline.

 

[surfinusa]

i think it would look ugly black and blue are the way to go

 

[treblehook]

mine is black and gets lots of compliments

 

[topofsteel]

My current 55 gallon is painted black but the 125 gallon I'm setting up will be blue. I would like a gradient with dark blue on the bottom fading as it goes up. I have seen some gorgeous tanks here and I plan to find out what they used before I commit to anything.
On a side note I might leave 6" or so on the bottom clear so I can 'peek' and see what my purple lobster is doing.

 

[royal gang]

black

 

[taznut]

dark blue...

 

[acrylic51]

Black was my choice.....I think the coraline is attracted to the darker....JMO.

 

[tuna dan]

dont wanna highjack but for those who painted spray paint or water based?

 

[michaeltx]

I have used both if the tank is small enough to be takin outside I paint with spray after its taped off if its a larger tank I use a brush and tape off with a painters tarp.
mike
OBTW I prefer black it looks so much deeper.

 

[wattsupdoc]

Ocean blue by the laura ashley collection @ lowes

 

[aw2x3]

I've always used black. It gives a deeper look to the tank and also makes the fish's colors stick out alot more.

 

[crazyaqua]

I like that color :cheer: looks good with the wood

 

[xnikki118x]

If I ever paint my tank, it will be black.

 

[pogi pants]

i've seen this done with nano's. but what they do is they lay their tank on their backs and they spread this type of glue all over the back of the tank (on the inside) then they put a couple small pieces of rocks on it and then a couple inches of sand and they let it dry for a couple days, they when they stand it up it looks like a sand wall with rocks protruding out of it. it's pretty cool looking. if i ever get another tank, that's what i'm going to do.

 

[topofsteel]

I glues rocks into a 75 gallon FW tank with Oscars, never again.

 

[aztec reef]

black, but to me it doesn't matter cause coralline it's becomingn my background.

 

[acrylic51]

Originally Posted by MichaelTX
I have used both if the tank is small enough to be takin outside I paint with spray after its taped off if its a larger tank I use a brush and tape off with a painters tarp.
mike
OBTW I prefer black it looks so much deeper.
That's what I do....my 240 was definitely to big to move.

 

[earlybird]

I got some black paint from a craft store that is meant for glass. It works much better than paint from hardware stores. I recommend that when you peel the tape off after the paint has dried to hit it with a razor so the paint doesn't peel with the tape.