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Mike
Nice build Vince! Its going to be sweet!!
Vince's 210g build
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Jacob D
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Nice job Vince, it's looking good. I notice 3 holes for the overflow, are you going with the "silent failsafe" design?
Re: the black back - it will absorb light. How much, not sure. Without some sort of backing it won't reflect much either. My guess is either way would be about the same. A white back would be the way to go to maximize light output... or polished aluminum
Re: the black back - it will absorb light. How much, not sure. Without some sort of backing it won't reflect much either. My guess is either way would be about the same. A white back would be the way to go to maximize light output... or polished aluminum
vulteiv1
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Ryan, all the glass were filed down, so it's pretty safe. It was pretty easy to work with, I just had to be sure that they were really clean before applying the silicone.
Jake, yeah I plan on running the "silent fail safe" design. I ran it on a previous tank, and really like it.
Ok, so for sure I'm painting the back, but still debating between black or blue. Any suggestion or input on this?
Jake, yeah I plan on running the "silent fail safe" design. I ran it on a previous tank, and really like it.
Ok, so for sure I'm painting the back, but still debating between black or blue. Any suggestion or input on this?
Jacob D
New member
Cool. I use a Herbie style design, which is for the most part similar to the SFS design... it's totally silent. You will love it.
I saw a tank once that had a painted back where light blue and dark blue was used to make a transition. It reminded me of one of those Wyland paintings... that was kind of neat. My tank back is blue, one time I tilted my lights up to do some work and it gave the same sort of look. Really neat looking if you can pull it off, made me wish mine was like that... otherwise I'd say go for standard black.
I saw a tank once that had a painted back where light blue and dark blue was used to make a transition. It reminded me of one of those Wyland paintings... that was kind of neat. My tank back is blue, one time I tilted my lights up to do some work and it gave the same sort of look. Really neat looking if you can pull it off, made me wish mine was like that... otherwise I'd say go for standard black.
RiOnRoxXx
Active member
That's sweet! Youre a brave man, I'd be too scared to work with glass.
IMO I'd go with black, it contrasts the bright colors of fish and coral very well. I had dark blue and light blue on previous tanks but ended up with black in the end. But it is all on personal preference
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IMO I'd go with black, it contrasts the bright colors of fish and coral very well. I had dark blue and light blue on previous tanks but ended up with black in the end. But it is all on personal preference
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Bamm Bamm
Saltwater Guru
I vote for my black I've always painted mine black mostly because it's a good contrast and makes the bright colored corals stand out more although I've always though about using a mirror or polished piece of aluminum just never tried it.. If it ain't broke don't fix it I figure for my bakgrounds-)
vulteiv1
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I've been on holiday lazy mode, and now I'm on vacation lazy mode, lol. Finally finish the stand and canopy. Also managed to paint the back panel of the tank. Will be leaving the country for three week, so project will be on hold for a while.
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Also here's a crappy snap shot of the 90g bowfront per Donna's request.<br>
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Also here's a crappy snap shot of the 90g bowfront per Donna's request.<br>
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