Black or Blue

[SSalty]

I am trying to decided on a new backround. I have blue now but I think black would look cool with the white sand and the brightness of the metal hallides on coral.

What color back do you have or prefer.

 

[yote]

Mines just one of those thats got different backgrounds that you get at petsmart or something,which has a picture of a coral reef.But I personaly think that blue would look more natural.

 

[reeffreak]

Mine is blue....it was a personal preference.The type I have is like window tint.Peel back the clear plastic and squeegee the background with soap and water.

 

[Bifferwine]

I have a blue plastic shower curtain cut to fit the back.

 

[RigoSharon]

i have sky blue ...maybe un the near future ill try black...ive seen aquariums with blacks and it looks cool too..

 

[ToMatorClown]

Jermpool and I have had both. I kinda like the Black better because everything shows up better. You notice more colors in the tank.

 

[AndyB4784]

Black

 

[jermpool]

Jermpool and I have had both. I kinda like the Black better because everything shows up better. You notice more colors in the tank.

I prefer the black too.

 

[tizapolgar]

Black for me. At first because they didn't have a 65 cent blue posterboard at Walgreens, but they did have black. Heheh.

But actually, I think the colors show up better in the tank with a matte black background, and the coralline on the back of the tank looks great in front of black.

 

[bobby]

I like the blue, but I just painted a tank I'm in the middle of setting up black and I think it looks great that way.

 

[joeyv]

i heard blue gives a wider look which "expands" the view and the black tends to offset or accentuate the colors in the aquarium. i like blue but its your aquarium so its up to you.

 

[Doc]

backers for your tank? Never thought of such a thing. My coralline algae has my tank totally covered, so I guess the back of my tank is, well, purple, by nature.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[DavidA717]

i like the black because the corals, sand, and fish stand out a lot better

 

[NewbReefer]

backers for your tank? Never thought of such a thing. My coralline algae has my tank totally covered, so I guess the back of my tank is, well, purple, by nature.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

I haven't put a background on my tank for the very same reason, once i get all the rock i want in there and the coralline takes over there will be no need.

 

[SSalty]

backers for your tank? Never thought of such a thing. My coralline algae has my tank totally covered, so I guess the back of my tank is, well, purple, by nature.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

Very true, but I think nothing looks better than coraline ontop of a black backround, it even brings out the purple color of the algae.

 

[fishbait]

mine is currently blue. i've been wanting to go black. just have'nt got enough ambition to take everything off the back of the tank to tint it.

 

[CrypticAnimal]

Black