Black Edging On Aquarium

[lgarvey]

Hi,

I am in the process of setting up a custom marine nano aquarium. I bought a stock glass fish tank, from the LFS, but I think it looks kind of tatty. Particularly around where the silicone seal is. Also it has the two pieces of glass at the top to rest a drop tray or lid on, which I don't want as I'm using an arcadia luminaire and an open lid.

So two questions...

I see a lot of very attractive aquariums that have black edging (example: http/valentine.blogware.com/fish/tank%20...tand%20web.jpg) and I wonder, is there a material that can do this easily without it turning into a disaster? =) Any ideas anyone?

I have tried with a stanley knife blade to peel away the silicone that is attaching the two glass shelves for putting a lid on the tank but 1) it's incredibly dificult, 2) im worried that i may remove them and find that there's marks, or I'm unable to completely remove the silicone and it looks worse, or I scratch the glass.... so I just left it in the end. Has anyone done anything like this... any advice?

Best Regards,

L

 

[VictorMeldrew]

Maybe try using a hot stanley blade, might be alot easier to get off

 

[smegforbrains]

How big is the tank?

Are you sure the two strips of glass aren't structural?


I'd make sure before fiddling

 

[BigC]

you can buy plastic flat mouldings from B&Q alternatively buy some wooden decorative mouldings (dado and the likes) and paint or stain again from B&Q

 

[Lateral Line]

I used 50mm black electrical insulation tape to put a nice edge around the top of an old 48x15x12 I had a while ago.

 

[Rooster]

I used 50mm black electrical insulation tape to put a nice edge around the top of an old 48x15x12 I had a while ago.

Thats what I use ! Bodge artist... ahem LOL