Opinions On Painted Glass Background For Community Tank ?

[blakeya]

I currently have a 3d Juwel background in my community tank. I am considering removeing this and painting the outside of the rear glass as i don't like the look of the 3d background anymore. It is going a little green & doesn't show my fish in there true colours that they can show. What are your opinions on panted glass backgrounds & what colour would be best?? Black, Blue???

Input much appreciated.
regards
Andy

 

[mossy69056]

hi andy
painted the back of a 8ft tank aqua blue with a roller
had some left after doing my pond and it looks great
really shows up the colours on the fish

rgds

 

[grumpysteve]

IMO black always looks good. how big is the tank? it might cost a bit to do nicely, but you could try the frosted background with back lighting a lot of planted tank fanatics are doing?
i took the background off my tank a little while ago, and i think it looks great with nothing there, just a gap then a magnolia wall. it makes the background really boring so all your attention gets drawn to whats in the tank

 

[blakeya]

Tank is a RIO 125. Quite like the idea of a Magnolia background of the painted wall but....The wall my tank backs onto is purplish in colour. Wouldn't look so good me thinks!! Would a black pinted glass background not absord to much of the tanks light??
Regards
Andy

 

[Loops]

You could try different coloured card from a craft place (Hobbycraft etc)

That way if you don't like the colour you could just replace it with a different colour

That's what my boyfriend has on his Fluval 125L, currently black but he's thinking of changing to blue

Once it's painted, you're stuck with it

 

[star4]

You may not like this idea but I have used it on a couple of my tanks and its very effective, get a black bin liner, scrunch it up then put it at the back of the tank (on the outsite). I have also use a dark blue rubble sack for the frontosa (looks brill to me anyway ) Besause if you paint it and dont like it its a pain to get back off again. That I know I have scrapped a 5ft tank and it still looks bitty.

 

[5teady_2012]

I got the exact tank mate and ive just finished setting it up, i was going to paint mine black cos i love black backgrounds, but didnt want to really paint this tank with it been rather posh ish lol... so what i did was, got some old wallpaper i had in cupboard, cut it the correct size and painted it black, this way i didnt have to paint the glass and it has a exactly the same effect. (which is harder anyways)..

Here si the outcome, (its still a bit cloudy cos its still clearing but u can see what i mean)..

 

[blakeya]

Top idea livebearer. Thanks for all the input guys & girls. Food for thought !!!

 

[5teady_2012]

Top idea livebearer. Thanks for all the input guys & girls. Food for thought !!!

Your welcome