my cheap reef!!

[Dubbin1]

I would just put a plastic background from the LFS on it (black or blue). That way you can change it if you get tired of one color.

 

[snapper1]

Beautiful

 

[20reefer]

I have that background but how I use it??like a window tint?

 

[saturn tech]

for a back ground i just use a $1.00 piece of construction paper that can be bought at any walgreens, longs or art supply store. it is cheap and easy to change out. i use the matte black one.

 

[20reefer]

Thanks saturn I will try it!!

 

[AndyB4784]

good idea with the construction paper. Painting seems like a pita on a full tank....

 

[Tate]

I got some solid-color gift wrapping paper from Walmart for $2.50 and taped it to the back of my tank for a background.

A lot easier than painting and looks just the same.

 

[HBtank]

Painting looks better than any taped on background... JMO

Even when I do use a background (like some on FW tanks) it looks much better when sealed to the back with something and all the airbubbles are removed. Just taping it on looks the worst..

 

[Rue]

I hate doing anything permanent to my tanks...so far I've been taping the run-ofthe-mill backgrounds on the back of my tanks...

...by the time the tank is full of stuff, you don't see much of the background anymore anyway...

All I can say is that ANY background looks better than none...

 

[20reefer]

Thats what happen to me, always there are air bubbles so how I seal it??...sorry for my english.

 

[Pattylucylaura]

Use some petroleum jelly (vasaline) I don't know how it is done exactly never done it but I think you just put some on the background press it against the tank then smooth it out with a credit card.

 

[20reefer]

Thanks Pattylucylaura the vaseline rally works jaj here is the pic:

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I will post close up pics tomorrow!!

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

darned if that tank back isn't exactly the same size as a playboy foldout!!!!!! wow!! who would have thought?

 

[HBtank]

What kind of angel is that?

 

[20reefer]

Rock beauty Holacanthus tricolor, dificult to keep needs sponge on his diet. Have not touch any corals thanks God, is very beautiful and have blue eyes.

 

[10" Red Devil]

Yeah that is sexy! Although I think Black would look better. So you actually collected those zoos from the local waters? Dang I did not realize they had such nice zoos in the caribbean.

 

[20reefer]

Here is a uptade, I remove the angel an give it to my friend 75g reef. Tomorrow I will bring home the new refugium that my friend made with a 20g long, so I wll post pics later. I need a water pump so the tank will have new filtration maybe for next week.

Fishes: tomato clown, royal gramma, small puddingwife wrasse, bridled goby and 2 dusky jawfishes

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[Nicholas89]

Lookin' Good, I really like your choices on coral.

 

[thor32766]

yeah sweet looking tank, the background looks sweet.

 

[20reefer]

Thanks Nicholas and Thor, I will post pics tomorrow from the great work of my riend on the new refugium. Finally I will take out the power filters and skimmer from the back of the tank, but the most important thing, I continue cheap because was free LOL.