Blue Paint

[frankie2]

As my tank stands now , has a blue painted background ( outside) , I want black !!!!
I think I have 2 options 1= remove paint and attach black back ground !! , but I'm not to sure how big a job I'm gonna be starting (6ft tank ) every last bit of blue will have to be removed !! And o can't see a scraper doin that !!!??

Option 2 = buy a 3d background , was thinking maybe a jewel granite but at £28 a sheet , ouch !!! Also will need a few bags of black sand so not gonna be cheap !!!


Any ideas ??

 

[-FighterFishh]

Honestly, if you want it to look brilliant, I'd go for the 3D background and the black sand! The tank would look stunning

 

[Malawi MaD]

As my tank stands now , has a blue painted background ( outside) , I want black !!!!
I think I have 2 options 1= remove paint and attach black back ground !! , but I'm not to sure how big a job I'm gonna be starting (6ft tank ) every last bit of blue will have to be removed !! And o can't see a scraper soon that !!!??

Option 2 = buy a 3d background , was thinking maybe a jewel granite but at £28 a sheet , ouch !!! Also will need a few bags of black sand so not gonna be cheap !!!


Any ideas ??

£28 will seem a little pricey but for my 6ft i was going to go for the pangea background which do look amazing although are close to £400 which is a lot of money IMO so roughly how many sheets will you need? 4 to 5 maybe? Will work out a lot cheaper if you were really wanting a 3D background.

 

[frankie2]

I no my thoughts , problem no2 brace bars !!! It's blue background and play sand now !!
Goin for a black water set up !!!

 

[frankie2]

Will need 3 sheets , just looked and can find them for £25 each , will have to remove one bracebar and slide them in !!!

 

[Malawi MaD]

Will need 3 sheets , just looked and can find them for £25 each , will have to remove one bracebar and slide them in !!!

That's the problem, most 6ft tanks seem to have 2 to 3 bracebar's which are in such an awkward place. Just be careful though, is it worth removing the bracebar?

 

[frankie2]

Unless I cut the sheets just enough to get in ! Might mean cutting each sheet in half !!! ?? Should look the nuts though !!

 

[Malawi MaD]

Unless I cut the sheets just enough to get in ! Might mean cutting each sheet in half !!! ?? Should look the nuts though !!

Yeah i suppose you could cut them, then reseal in the tank? Plus plants will hide where the 2 ends meet making it barely noticeable so i think it will look good .. What fish you keep in the tank?

 

[frankie2]

Will be mainly geophagus set up !! Couple of sevs and a nice plec maybe a green phampton , ( will look good in the black tank !!!
Or a leopard frog pleco ?? V