donald altman
New member
Hey gang I am fixing to revamp a 22.5 gallon breeder that I stopped using awhile back.
It is 36x12x12
I am going to make it into a frag grow out.. I have all the equipment I need so I am just toying with a few last minute ideas.. has anyone ever used a metalic paint on the outside of the frag tanks to reflect more light around in the tank itself.. like
instead of painting the back black why not paint it with a mirror creating color or plain old white to reflect as much light as possible. I don't plan on using this tank to view at all and was even thinking about doing the complete outside of the tank this way. The tank is soooo shallow I could look down very easyly into to spot a frag it will be barebottom with eggcrate with string corners I can just raise to the surface or completely out of the water to grab my frag.
I think this way I could get away with less intense light and make sure every frag gets light from all angles.
It is 36x12x12
I am going to make it into a frag grow out.. I have all the equipment I need so I am just toying with a few last minute ideas.. has anyone ever used a metalic paint on the outside of the frag tanks to reflect more light around in the tank itself.. like
instead of painting the back black why not paint it with a mirror creating color or plain old white to reflect as much light as possible. I don't plan on using this tank to view at all and was even thinking about doing the complete outside of the tank this way. The tank is soooo shallow I could look down very easyly into to spot a frag it will be barebottom with eggcrate with string corners I can just raise to the surface or completely out of the water to grab my frag.
I think this way I could get away with less intense light and make sure every frag gets light from all angles.