Whats Your Background?

[Geoff1991]

Well, im in search of ideas. I want a plain black background that actually looks good

Ive regular aquarium backgrounds, got on my nerves when water got down the back

Black card, also got on my nerves

Fablon - Didn't leave me with a clean solid black colour

So now i think im going to get a thin piece of rigid black plastic and silicone it to the back

What does everyone else use?

Edit: Painting isnt an option, i dont want to drain my tank and there isnt enough room to get behind it to paint.

 

[mattlee]

i know you said that you didnt want to drain your tank so this is not an option but i used juwel limestone 3d effect backing that silicones on the inside before filling. it looks wicked and now even better theres a bit of algae on it

 

[afishdude]

I paint mine. I do have one of my tanks that I used regular blue background on. I covered the back of the tank with a good amount of petroleum jelly and used a paint scrapper to adhear the background to the tank. This is what it looks like.

Edit: clicked reply to fast.

 

[england]

my 3d background came unstuck so i had to remove as fish got stuck behind, cannot be bothered to drain and sylicone again,so i have nothing just the colour yellow from the wall

 

[Steve69]

I added some Juwel 3d rock effect backing a few months ago. I did a 50 % water change and before refilling I attached the backing...job done and it transformed my tank

 

[Geoff1991]

To nelly,

I have a mass of cables and stuff behind my tank so thats not an option, siliconing a ridgid piece of black plastic to the outside back is looking to be my best bet...

And im not a fan of 3D backgrounds, they work in same tanks but it doubt it would work in mine...

 

[afishdude]

You wouldn't believe the difference the petroleum jelly makes. I would say it looks 500 times better.

 

[Geoff1991]

I agree, i tried it with my first background but it got on my nerves as the tank lid would constantly have it peeling off.

 

[afishdude]

It shouldn't be pulling off. The jelly acts as a glue and holds the background to the tank.

 

[keeton]

i siliconed sheets on slate to the back and i think it looks really good when you have moss growing on it

 

[Inchworm]

Some of my tanks still have the plastic backing that you buy off the roll at the lfs. I've also found that a cheap plastic shower curtain can be cut down to size and taped on the back, even if they are near a wall. I like the white ones. I've also found that, since I have plain white walls, my tanks are fine with no backing at all. I just pull the wire from the light off to the side so it can't be seen hanging down behind it. Not very fancy, I know, but it gives a feeling of spaciousness that a dark background doesn't.

When I moved into my present apartment three years ago, I bought all new backings of the reflective blue/silver kind. They looked nice, but it was nearly impossible to take a picture because of the reflection from the flash.

 

[drobbyb]

I paint mine. I just use some tape and a good quality spraypaint. Looks great when finished, and if you ever need to remove the paint, a razor blade does the trick.

 

[Johng89]

i used a standard tank background and vaseline to put the background on the tank then a used black insulating tape on the top edge to stop water getting in and it has lasted well with no peeling

 

[Richard22b]

I have a 3d background which is siliconed in place:

 

[LellowFish]

I have nothing but a cream wall and wires for now. Hoping to get some sort of black background at some point.