Back of tank

[OysterGurth]

I was wondering what everyone is doing to the back of there tank for background paint them black or blue, leave them clear or one of those fancy pin up backgrouds? i have a overflow centered in the rear of my tank so i was thinking of painting it black. Just wondering opinions on what gives the best view from front.

 

[Newsalth2o]

I just used black side of blue/black film from petco. Mostly to block light since back wall gets covered by rock and stuff growing on the glass like coraline and algae.

 

[aquaph8]

Mine came with an epoxy coating from the factory but I painted all my previous setups.

 

[evo_2679]

Painted mine satin black with krylon fusion !!!

 

[OysterGurth]

Awesome thanks went with black latex paint rolled on nicely

 

[brettinteriors]

I personally regret not doing a foam back. I have a black back which looks great when its perfectly clean. Not a reality in my system. My back wall has a lot of coraline on it but it isn't consistent .

 

[OysterGurth]

Good to know. The good thing about the paint i used peels off pretty easy. Is coraline that cotton candy looking algea seen at most lfs here in town?

 

[danfeig]

Yes, Coraline is pink in color and looks like it would chip off.

My main display is painted black and I used a light blue film on my QT's. I love the look of the black background!

I used the foam background on my 150 gallon tank and regretted it after a year or so. I got all sorts of critters that made there home behind the foam. Mostly little bristle stars. But then I started to have nitrate issues as things found their way into and behind the foam in places...

 

[aquaph8]

Im a big fan of a black background as well, it looks so clean when kept scraped.

 

[Raptor72]

My 125 has the foam back, but unfortunately is deteriorating slowly. I don't know if it's due to an aggressive CUC or bad foam.

 

[Fitchguy]

I don't know why the go to color is always black. I know it shows off the fish and corals well, but I think I am going to go with a dark dark blue background next tank. I haven't ever seen it done.

 

[BonesCJ]

Foam background always!