ff.rice
Aquarium Advice Freak
Nice job!! Once that clears up your gonna love it!
I assume this is your tank. It is a very nice set-up, you'll be amazed how the sand will change the whole look of your tank....
PS... While your at it, why don't you go all the way and paint the back of the tank black.....
No problem buddy, did you paint it or stick it on??Gotta thank u for the black background idea, its so AWSOME !!!!!
No problem buddy, did you paint it or stick it on??
It'll finish the tank off beautifully. I love mine, painted. It's the best thing i've done on mine. Makes everything inside stand out... I assume you know what you need??It's actually a all black table cloth (temporary) I'm do the paint tomorrow but just had to get a idea of what it might look like and it's great
It'll finish the tank off beautifully. I love mine, painted. It's the best thing i've done on mine. Makes everything inside stand out... I assume you know what you need??
I did the black stick on.... Wife wouldn't let me bring black paint in the house lol.... Still amazing the difference with the black though!!!
Lol yep I'm never going back to gravel ,I wanted to ask another about purigen, I have it in my overflow,is it ok there or do I only put it in my canister filter?It should be.... But be patient if its not.... It will deff pay off.... And I promise, you will never go back to gravel!!!!! I've got a 30 gallon now that I need to switch over and it's driving me crazy seeing gravel in it!!!!
I wouldn't use the house paint. Go to a craft or DIY store and get some Acrylic matt black paint, maybe 3-4 100ml bottles. Someone told me here that the $1 store has them. Get a cheap, disposable 3-5" SPONGE roller. Clean the back of the tank with just water and paper towels. Give it 3 coats(more if needed). Wait about 30mins between each coat. This stuff dry pretty quick. After each coat, shine a light(torch) at the glass and you'll see if the paint has completely cover the glass. Sometimes you get tiny clear holes, just keep painting until it's completely covered. The reason i use Acrylic paint is because its, cheap, odourless and works great on glass. In between coats, cover the sponge roller with a plastic bag or food bag. Stops the roller from drying out and leaving clumps of dry paint on the glass. I use matt black because it leaves no 'shine' on the glass.Other then black house paint which I'm assuming thats all i needed but i would appreciate any info to help me
As ff.rice said, don't panic if it's not crystal clear, sometimes it takes a few days....Lol I understand that , not married but was engaged once ,but the tank is coming along,I'm thinking it should be crystal clear by tomorrow morning (finders crossed)
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They work best in a canister. They need the water passing through it, to obsorb the 'bad' stuff....Lol yep I'm never going back to gravel ,I wanted to ask another about purigen, I have it in my overflow,is it ok there or do I only put it in my canister filter?
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I wouldn't use the house paint. Go to a craft or DIY store and get some Acrylic matt black paint, maybe 3-4 100ml bottles. Someone told me here that the $1 store has them. Get a cheap, disposable 3-5" SPONGE roller. Clean the back of the tank with just water and paper towels. Give it 3 coats(more if needed). Wait about 30mins between each coat. This stuff dry pretty quick. After each coat, shine a light(torch) at the glass and you'll see if the paint has completely cover the glass. Sometimes you get tiny clear holes, just keep painting until it's completely covered. The reason i use Acrylic paint is because its, cheap, odourless and works great on glass. In between coats, cover the sponge roller with a plastic bag or food bag. Stops the roller from drying out and leaving clumps of dry paint on the glass. I use matt black because it leaves no 'shine' on the glass.
As ff.rice said, don't panic if it's not crystal clear, sometimes it takes a few days....
They work best in a canister. They need the water passing through it, to obsorb the 'bad' stuff....
If you have a canister, then i would defo use it in there instead...
Hope this helps.... Also have a look at this video about polyfil
No problem, good luck with it and keep the pictures coming!!!Wow that really helps thank u for the breakdown
No problem, good luck with it and keep the pictures coming!!!
Very nice!!
Looks great!!