The LAST big upgrade

[michika]

Put up some temporary lighting to see in the tank.





I need to do some more/new planning work for my QT system and organizational system for the fishroom. I also have to order some vinyl for the backglass. I'm on the fence for blue or black. 2 cents?

[chaoticbliss]

Black. Its eventually going to get covered in other colours from the inside anyways lol.
Blue I have found takes away from the contents of the tank. Black goes unnoticed for the most part.

[Delphinus]

I went with blue on my 280g because "the ocean is blue, whee! I like blue" or some such... In hindsight, my overflow is black, my corner silicone is black and I've never really gotten the sensation I was looking into the deep ocean blue when I stare at my background. OTOH, black makes colours pop more especially in photographs. I might change my blue to black at some point (it's only paint, and time ... haha. "One day").

I say consider black... You might even never go back.

[Lance]

Lookin' good! I did one of my tanks black and one blue and I personally prefer the blue. A lighter blue though, like the background colour on this forum. To me, the lighter colour seems to give the tank more depth than darker ones.

[brotherd]

Originally Posted by michika

Put up some temporary lighting to see in the tank.





I need to do some more/new planning work for my QT system and organizational system for the fishroom. I also have to order some vinyl for the backglass. I'm on the fence for blue or black. 2 cents?

The overflow is so cool. Thanks for the pic of it in use!

[lastlight]

For sure a black background made my tank seem it's actual depth vs the more blue look. In the end tho things looked and photographed so much nicer on the black that I had to go back.