Paint for the back of the tank?

[TheReefGeek]

Bill, do you not get any coralline growth on the back wall? Or do you scrape it off?

I would think blue would be easier to maintain because coralline would blend in better, but the black look if maintained, is awesome.

[Kryten]

I actually keep the back of mine clean too. I figured no point having a painted tank if you let the back get covered up by coralline.

The other thing you could do is just get some of that plastic aquarium background stuff the stores sell. I've seen it with both a solid blue and also a graduated blue from darker to lighter at the top.

[cprowler]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Bill, do you not get any coralline growth on the back wall? Or do you scrape it off?

I was going to say unless you are going to keep it clean it wont matter what color you paint it.

Yes I have the back and side covered in coraline and since i have the plastic internal megaflows scraping the glass would look funny. I just painted it so it looked ok for the first few months or however long it took to grow coraline, I had no idea. I did just add a urchin today so maybe it will all be black again in a few months. .

My next tank I will have a custom external overflow and have some sort of backround like weatherson on RC, but that will be a while.

[Chaloupa]

well first coat on...and its dark blue...kind of a compromise between what I wanted and what the husband wanted! Will post pics once it is done...looks like a couple of coats for sure! Thanks to everyone for their input! I appreciate it.