Painted BB?

[k4ndyk1ng]

hi all,
i have a shallow sps tank 12", so i have to go BB, could i paint the bottom of the glass white?
thanks

 

[Picano]

I painted my 20g nano white underneath. Looks good to me.

 

[naterealbig]

Yes. Paint white. Black. What ever. Keep it clean & it looks much better than plain glass or coraline. I painted mine black.

 

[k4ndyk1ng]

Yes. Paint white. Black. What ever. Keep it clean & it looks much better than plain glass or coraline. I painted mine black.

yer i love the clean look

I painted my 20g nano white underneath. Looks good to me.

thanks, but what type of paint do you need?

 

[Soy]

unless you're running zeovit

 

[Soy]

I don't see the point when its going to get completely covered in coralline

 

[k4ndyk1ng]

I don't see the point when its going to get completely covered in coralline

im probally going to try and keep it clean

 

[SinisterReefer]

Well if the tank is already running you could just sprat paint some foil paper and tape it under until it covers up with coraline.

 

[Soy]

im probally going to try and keep it clean

If you do that for a whole year, i will give you some of my most prized chalice corals. I don't want to see one spot of coralline and you need to update with pics every single day. lol

 

[k4ndyk1ng]

If you do that for a whole year, i will give you some of my most prized chalice corals. I don't want to see one spot of coralline and you need to update with pics every single day. lol

lol ill probally do it for a week, then give up

 

[naterealbig]

If you do that for a whole year, i will give you some of my most prized chalice corals. I don't want to see one spot of coralline and you need to update with pics every single day. lol

The OP will probably notice that the coraline does not grow as fast in a BB tank than it does in a tank with sand. If you scrape the bottom and the sides every 2 weeks, it will stay very clean, and will look great. It is not hard to do. I've been doing it for over a year on my 150, with is 48x30x24(in). Super easy. And with a 12" tall tank, it will be even easier.

If you need some inspiration, check out Denadai's tank.

The paint does not matter. Spray paint works, but you have to use it outside, and you have to tape over the tank. I have used an outdoor latex on my last couple of tanks, and it works great.

 

[manuel n]

Seems to be an annoying task to clean the glass aroung the rocks regularly. My BB ist completely covered with coraline algae and it looks good. It depens on your rockwork and tank size if the cleaning will be possible.

 

[k4ndyk1ng]

The OP will probably notice that the coraline does not grow as fast in a BB tank than it does in a tank with sand. If you scrape the bottom and the sides every 2 weeks, it will stay very clean, and will look great. It is not hard to do. I've been doing it for over a year on my 150, with is 48x30x24(in). Super easy. And with a 12" tall tank, it will be even easier.

If you need some inspiration, check out Denadai's tank.

The paint does not matter. Spray paint works, but you have to use it outside, and you have to tape over the tank. I have used an outdoor latex on my last couple of tanks, and it works great.

is there a thread for this tank?

 

[JDK]

Mix expoxy and sand and paste it onto some starboard. Use that for the BB

 

[pwwfish]

is there a thread for this tank?

Check this out.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1920386&page=23

 

[k4ndyk1ng]

Check this out.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1920386&page=23

oh yer ive seen this tread this is my inspiration, like reef in the sky and sunnyx's reef

 

[naterealbig]

K4ndy - Not sure if this is what you were asking for, but if you wanted to take a look at my build, here it is. Sorry, it hasn't been updated in a while.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1914008

 

[k4ndyk1ng]

K4ndy - Not sure if this is what you were asking for, but if you wanted to take a look at my build, here it is. Sorry, it hasn't been updated in a while.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1914008

cool build what type of paint do you use to paint the bottom?

 

[naterealbig]

An exterior latex-based flat paint. It doesn't really matter what type of pain you use on the bottom. Just make sure to put a couple of coats, and pick a color that you like.

 

[Pallobi]

Curious as to why bother, u wont see the bottom white when looking through the side panels i dont believe... Ur jus gonna see the reflection off the barebottom...