Paint background or not?? PICS inside....

noirsphynx · #1 05-29-2009, 01:54 AM

That's a beautiful color blue, definitely go blue.

365seasons · #2 05-29-2009, 02:17 AM

+1 the blue looks brilliant

Blom · #3 05-29-2009, 04:07 AM

I would say leave it natural just to argue the point but I cant, cause the blue looks great. I may do it myself now

TheMikey · #4 05-29-2009, 06:17 AM

I bought one of those dual sided black/blue aquarium wallpaper things that any generic pet store sells. Initially it was black, but there's nothing better than that blue.

Myka · #5 05-29-2009, 06:33 AM

I say paint it!! I think all tanks should have the back wall painted. i like the shade of blue you have picked out. I'm not a fan of the lighter blue that a lot of people use, especially fish stores. Personally, I prefer a black background. As much as I understand the idea behind the blue background looking more natural I don't like how the blue takes away from the purple coralline and the blue fish. So I opt for black which I think makes all the colors jump right out, and it hides overflow boxes really well.

BlueAbyss · #6 05-29-2009, 09:11 AM

I think the blue makes the rockwork stand out (nice job, BTW).

mike31154 · #7 05-29-2009, 03:41 PM

Looks real nice, but I have to say, I'm in the au natural camp. Then again, my next set up will be viewable from 3 sides, only one short side, the one with the overflow, will be anywhere near a wall. If you're painting glass tank sides, might as well go for the old plywood except for the front build. In the end, it needs to look good to you and your family. We're just looking at a photo, you have to live with it every day. Very nice blue.