background's

[ryan.king]

HI

I would like to know what people are using as background's? Are you using the backgrounds that you can buy from your lfs? My fish tank is facing a wall on the side and I find a background picture very dull and boring. I'm looking for new idea's. What do you think I should do?

 

[waterwatereverywhere]

I've got a plain blue background, as I'm keeping plants in the tank so didn't want one of those plant backgrounds. I think the contents of the tank always look best against a plain background anyway - but that's personal preference, we're all different! Certainly I think any background is better than none, as being able to see the wallpaper or anything else is a bit of a distraction IMO.

 

[DrOizo]

I prefer backgrounds. It gives a tank depth and who wants to see a wall on the other side of your tank anyway. Also I think it provides the fish with some security because they think they have something solid on one side. My Backgrounds are always LFS bought.

 

[Annastasia]

I prefer backgrounds. It gives a tank depth and who wants to see a wall on the other side of your tank anyway. Also I think it provides the fish with some security because they think they have something solid on one side. My Backgrounds are always LFS bought.

Same here. I agree with you.

 

[Rayne]

I have a plain blue background and I love it. At my LFS it cost $3.99 a foot so instead I went to my local dollar store and bought a beautiful blue foil wrapping paper and attached it to the tank. I has gotten so many compliments and It only cost $1.00 for all I needed for my 4 1/2 foot tank

 

[Bol]

I also use a blue background (with a gradient) from a LFS. The other side is black, but although many people (especially those with planted tanks) seem to prefer that, I just don't like the look as much as the blue.

 

[wuvmybetta]

I use the fake rock backgrounds on a couple of my tanks. I recently put a mirrored back on my big tank and it looks really good. The fish can check themselves out and it makes the tank look even bigger

 

[modernhamlet]

Basic black. It disguises filter intakes and such, and brings out the color in my plants and fish very well.

 

[Nina7777]

Hi Everyone,
Right now I have a solid blue background on my 30 gallon, with blue gravel (IMO its too much blue, since my living room is blue too ) so my plans are to turn it around to the black side, and put black gravel, to really bring out my cichlids colors.
On my 55 gallon i have a plant background. (its sooo funny watching my fish try to swim through the fake plants )
on my 10 gallon I have a fake plant one.
and on both my betta tanks i have wall paper border, that has a picture of the ocean and dolphins jumping out of the ocean. (looks really cool!)

 

[MasterDrummer]

I just use a black background

 

[Beavo68]

I'm thinking about buying an appropriate glass paint (bright blue or black) and painting the back of my glass, outside of course. I thought that this might give it some texture, even the brush strokes, or ....finger paints marks?! .... might be interesting. Has anyone ever tried this?

 

[amazingbioloboydp]

a blue project board

 

[Dwarfs]

I use a beautiful double sided plant backround. We used some on my 55g then flipped it and put it on the 30g.

 

[LoveMyOscar]

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