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blue or black?
« on: March 23, 2009, 06:51:54 AM »
im going round the bend not knowing what colour to paint the back of my tank ...

black or blue ... i was adament it was going to be a nice rich dark'ish blue, but i have saw a few pics of tanks with a black background and now they look really nice aswell ....

whats paint is best to use .. ie , gloss or matt ?

thanks
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Re: blue or black?
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 06:52:17 AM »
Quote from: michael
thats a stinker of a question, ive had both and both have merits, blue is lovely, but black gives the tank depth, id say blue though, if you keep the tank clear of algae on the glass then blue looks cleaner

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Re: blue or black?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 06:52:38 AM »
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How about blue at the top and turning into black at the bottom.  Not a straight line to change colors but like the sky when it changes colors.

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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 06:53:00 AM »
Quote from: TridentSSBN
I have actually heard and read (cant remember where) that you should NOT paint the back of you tank because it will reduce your PAR...  If I can find that article I will post it up.

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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2009, 06:53:22 AM »
Quote from: Rocketlily
Here's one thread on the subject.  What I've always done is slip in a piece of black chloroplast behind the glass instead of painting the tank. 


http://liquid-medium.com/1_2/backgrounds.htm
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2009, 06:53:45 AM »
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mine is black but the coraline covers most of it

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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2009, 06:54:09 AM »
Quote from: phishguy
i personally like black. the only way i could see it affecting PAR is it doesnt reflect much light.

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Re: blue or black?
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2009, 07:56:07 PM »
I prefer blue on my tank, I've had both. If your tank is glass, I recommend a background rather than paint though. It's much easier to remove and some of them go on like window tinting, very easy installation IMO.
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Re: blue or black?
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2009, 10:24:25 PM »
Mine is black, but there are even those backgrounds that go from black on the bottom to blue toward the top that are pretty cool too.
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Re: blue or black?
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2009, 12:10:04 AM »
Quote from: Bonneville08 on March 31, 2009, 07:56:07 PM
I prefer blue on my tank, I've had both. If your tank is glass, I recommend a background rather than paint though. It's much easier to remove and some of them go on like window tinting, very easy installation IMO.

totally agree, we can get a blue one side black the other background over here sold by the meter which is just over 3ft and its just a buck or so per meter, i use sticky tape to stick it to the glass and its easily removed, so simple even i can do it ;D
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Re: blue or black?
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2009, 05:47:19 AM »
Black rules!  :-X
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