hello, I'm wondering what you all use for your fish tanks.
I used to use butcher paper but it was unstable and got wet too easily
I used to use butcher paper but it was unstable and got wet too easily
that's a good ideaI have a piece of black poster board I had sitting around that I use.
there are many of those nylon tablecloths at the dollar store, I think those will work well.My 150 is backed with a cheapo black tablecloth I bought off Amazon. Stuck it on with gorilla tape. It's been on for several years now.
is there a way you can spray it so that the paint will not splatter everywhere?I bought a sheet of heavy cardboard stock and then spray painted it with a flat matte black paint and then I used duct tape to stick it to the back.
hmm, that's a good idea for a new tank, but i think it will be hard to do this in an established aquarium.I've seen some crazy cool custom 3d backgrounds...
You can use expanding pond safe foam and rocks along with wood pieces on the back of the tank.
The foam expands and makes it look like a river's edge... You can also cut it easily if necessary.
It can also be removed fairly quickly if I remember right as well...
Another way to do this is by using cut styrofoam and coating it in a lite layer of concrete... But imo it isn't as nice as the foam
It is really hard to move the tank and it is up against a wall so perhaps I will color a board and stick that to the tank.I use acrylic paint, from the dollar store. You can get artsy with dark colours, if you have talent. My attempts showed I don't. But acrylic peels off in minutes with a razor blade if you don't like it.
I didn't paint the tank itself. I took the cardboard outside to spray paint it.is there a way you can spray it so that the paint will not splatter everywhere?
Black construction paper or poster board