Would you do Black or Clear silicon on your new tank?

[ScubaSteve]

Ya, I'm definitely using tape no matter what colour I choose. I've gotta get those super straight lines because, well, I'm anal about that kind of stuff (maybe that's not the best word choice considering the connotation of some posts).

See I love the look of the clear until it gets dirty but it really gives that "cube of water" look when it's clean. Black is a bit more in your face and really frames stuff... Hmmm...

[kien]

Depends what colour your stand will be. Clear if the stand will be a light colour, black if it'll be a dark colour. I have both. Can't imagine the tank with black silicone on the white stand or the clear silicone on the black stand.

[sphelps]

Clear on a tank without black trim for sure, I've also done black before but I just prefer clear. If you do it right and minimize the bead there really isn't much to get dirty and the actual seams look better IMO.

Plus I'm looking at mine right now and the silicone looks new in and out, tanks been in use for about 2 years give or take, never once have I cleaned the silicone. Come to think of it I recall my previous cube, I had one spot on the back I didn't bother cleaning up very well when I siliconed it cause I figured algae would soon cover it up, it never did and it really bothered me.

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by kien

Depends what colour your stand will be. Clear if the stand will be a light colour, black if it'll be a dark colour. I have both. Can't imagine the tank with black silicone on the white stand or the clear silicone on the black stand.

My stand is black. I have clear silicone on the tank that is there already. I don't like this particular silicone on the tank because it looks like crap. It's a pretty poorly made tank (I didn't make it ). Crappy tank aside, the clear isn't all that bad on the black stand though the seams are looking a bit grungy.

Frig, I can't make up my mind. Anyone have a good pick of their tank (hopefully rimless) that could sway me in either direction?

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Frig, I can't make up my mind. Anyone have a good pick of their tank (hopefully rimless) that could sway me in either direction?

While mine isn't rimless you can sorta get a feel for clear:

[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by lastlight

While mine isn't rimless you can sorta get a feel for clear:

Can you come clean my moniter off Brett? There is pop all over it now.

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by lastlight

While mine isn't rimless you can sorta get a feel for clear:

Is yours the poor mans version of this?

[parkinsn]

I think if it was the poor mans version the TV would be a lot smaller.

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by lastlight

While mine isn't rimless you can sorta get a feel for clear:

Dude, I think you might be overstocked. Well, you could probably fit a few tangs in there at least to mix it up a bit.

Tank looks nice. I like.

[sphelps]

Just took these 5 min ago




And this was it in it's last location