To Paint or Not to Paint?

[fishytime]

well, unless you plan on keeping the rock away from the back glass and the back glass as clean as the front glass, then all reflection is going to go out the window so to speak.....Ive always used tape on vinyl (except with my new tank which has vinyl that was applied directly to the glass by the tank manufacturer) simply because I dont think that the time and effort of painting the glass is worth it for me...Im too lazy to keep the back glass clean

[FishyFishy!]

Paint all the way. If you use Krylon Fusion it only takes like 30 mins total prep/spray time. Just tape the edges, cover the rest of the tank, and spray in 3-4 coats. It dries to the touch in like 15 minutes. They have gloss black, and also a very nice blue as well.

The blue looks like this

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by fishytime

well, unless you plan on keeping the rock away from the back glass and the back glass as clean as the front glass, then all reflection is going to go out the window so to speak.....Ive always used tape on vinyl (except with my new tank which has vinyl that was applied directly to the glass by the tank manufacturer) simply because I dont think that the time and effort of painting the glass is worth it for me...Im too lazy to keep the back glass clean

Clearance between the tank and the wall will be pretty much zero. The only way to clean the back glass will be to use a scraper on the inside of the tank.

Tape on vinyl was something I was considering. But I wasn't sure if the standard aquarium backgrounds would work all right, or if there was a better product to use.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Enigma

. But I wasn't sure if the standard aquarium backgrounds would work all right, or if there was a better product to use.

Paint is a good option