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Old 06-04-2010, 03:26 PM
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I went with Krylon fission as well. blue. i thought it looked good but i decided i liked the look of the window/outdoors shining through instead.

So i took a scraper to it and had it cleaned off in about 15 mins with another few minutes to vacuum it all up.
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:01 AM
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if you cant decide,get some solid colour plasticized christmas paper .i picked some up at the dollar store and taped it to the back of my tank-if i want to change the colour i just peel off the old and add new
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Old 06-05-2010, 07:09 PM
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Anyone over use window tint or the kind plastic film that stickes electrostatically ?
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Old 06-07-2010, 06:07 PM
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I went the ultimate DIY style... I have a sheet of cardboard that i cut to fit, painted it blue, and taped it on. It's lasted through 3 years as a freshwater tank and over a year on the saltwater now. My tank's against the wall, so I don't really care about the cardboard saying UHAUL on the back. Works well, but it also hasn't gotten wet, which i imagine would probably be the end of it. But.. if you feel creative... rockwall?

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1300282
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Old 06-07-2010, 06:55 PM
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Hope this helps

http://www.reefkeeping.ca/phpBB3/vie...php?f=14&t=513
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Old 06-07-2010, 08:07 PM
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I've used black spraypaint ( on the outside ) several times without issue.
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Well since my days off are here I guess I'll start to paint it. Any one paint it a different color? I was thinging a ocean blue/green. Like all those photos in scuba diving mags. Or just go with trusty black? Lots of work to be done this days.
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