I Did It ..i Have Black Backgrounds

[HayzH]

So i found some black sticky back plastic. (kind they cover kitchen cupboards with). I didnt peel it off..i just stuck it to the back of the tank. looks ok..because it was rolled it left a few bubbles when unrolled. But its done now. PLUS i relaid my bedroom flooring. This time with Vinyl....so future water changes will not cause all this hassle again!

 

[HayzH]

Tank 2 (the guilty one!!) with new flooring.

Tank 2

Tank 1 Think this looks better!!

 

[white9870]

i finaly added black to the back of mine too, makes the tanks look so much beter

 

[HayzH]

great int it!

 

[white9870]

yea much beter, makes the fishes colours stand out so much beter, and adds nice shadows in places i find

 

[KittyKat]

The vinyl is great, my current apartment has exactly the same stuff you just got: didn't have any problems with it even when the other half flooded the whole apartment!

 

[lucasluke]

Look great! Gonna switch to sand AND a black background now... looks so much better.

Where did you find the plastic from?

 

[HayzH]

Look great! Gonna switch to sand AND a black background now... looks so much better.

Where did you find the plastic from?

Wilkinsons..the rolls of peel plastic that they stick on kitchen cupboard doors.

 

[white9870]

i had mine off ebay, £1.45 per foot and about £1.50 postange, comes as a plastic water proof sheet u stick to the back of the tank. looks like this

 

[Tizer]

oooooh much better Hayley looks 10x better already. Some nice wood will work wonders in them.

 

[HayzH]

oooooh much better Hayley looks 10x better already. Some nice wood will work wonders in them.

i have some soaking in a bucket..i got from Nr Croyde Beach...it is still floating but no leeching?? what wood doesnt leech? I also have some slate rocks.

This is my wood .... will this do???

http/i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc327/HayzH/wood002.jpg

 

[Tizer]

Looks a bit naff to me, i like the darker bog woods personally. Pour some boiling water over it in the sink then scrub it a bit then more boiling water and chuck it in your tank. If it leeches and you dont like it, you can remove it when you do your big water change at the end of the cycle.

mind you, saying that, its gotta be better than the sunken ship

 

[Malawi MaD]

Looks a lot better HayzH Just need the fish

 

[HayzH]

Looks a lot better HayzH Just need the fish

yes..i know

will it effect my PH? as its dipping all the time ATM

 

[Malawi MaD]

Sorry i had to say it didnt mean to rub it in lol you will have some sooon!