Show off Your Aquariums with clear backgrounds!

[Joke]

I haven't really found a thread dedicated to this, so I thought, why not start one.

I'm seeing too many black backed tanks that I'm beginning to go insane!:hmm5:
All this talk that black backgrounds are better, they hide equipment, make coral pop, bla bla blaaaa...
I swear they're Crazy!
So lets show the members of Reef Central where the true beauty is at.

If you got tank with no colored background, just that pure crystal glass...

PLEASE SHARE!!!

 

[Bpb]

Unfortunately it's impossible to clean the back glass. I simply cannot reach most of it. But I like a clear background because it ends up being back lit which I think looks nicer than black. Actually looks more natural to me


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[Joke]

Unfortunately it's impossible to clean the back glass. I simply cannot reach most of it. But I like a clear background because it ends up being back lit which I think looks nicer than black. Actually looks more natural to me


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Nice tank
It is a bit more work having a clear background, but like you said it pays off. I think the backlit wall behind the tank is what makes clear backed tanks so special.

 

[neilp2006]

Well, "˜the back' depends entirely on which room you are in...

Office side-

Living room side-

Still in progress- finishing plumbing in my basement fishroom then it's getting filled


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[Psychomantix]

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[Joke]

Wow, super clean!

 

[Joke]

Come on, I know there's a lot more crackers out there.

 

[wij]

A few of my 400 gal centre of my home[emoji16]

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[jorda9095]

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tell us more about the coffee table tank. that is awesome

 

[sil40sx]

 

[Joke]

^^^Beautiful setups^^^

 

[sil40sx]

Thanks!

 

[LPS_Blasto]

Just getting started again, after nearly 6yrs out of the hobby. :facepalm:

 

[alton]

An oldie but goodie

 

[albano]

Personally, I prefer blue background, but the clear glass looks good ... when it's clean.

 

[Joke]

Personally, I prefer blue background, but the clear glass looks good ... when it's clean.

Yes, True.
But the same thing goes with blue backgrounds.

 

[albano]

Ok, but not really the same thing...

 

[nemosworld]

Old pic, system no longer running

 

[Rjukan]

^ Perfect execution. This is probably the only tank without a background I actually like the look of (sorry others). I don't think peninsula tanks apply here since obviously you wouldn't have a background on that type of tank.

While I'm not saying a black, blue, or natural reef picture background is better than the other, I am a firm believer that a background > no background. Seeing wires, equipment, wood paneling, wall paper etc is distracting and I don't see why anyone would want to look at that.

Also, to the OP... you're not going crazy, a background does hide equipment and they do make corals "pop" by focusing your attention to what's inside the tank not what's behind it. In most cases a tank without the background looks unfinished in my opinion.

 

[sil40sx]

Thank you for the kind words!