Where can I buy aquarium Backdrops/Backgrounds

[lightningryan]

Hi,

Where can I buy aquarium Backdrops/Backgrounds?
I need one that is 20" length by 12" High.

Let me know

Thanks

 

[id10t]

My 3 local pet[co|smart|supermart] have 'em on rolls - cut what you need. 2 of the lfs have pre-cut ones. Personally I just use the wide format printer over in the corner here at work...

 

[lightningryan]

where do you get a pic to print on the wide printer?

 

[greenmaji]

http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi&q=

 

[RabidChild]

If you are just looking for a solid color go to the fabric store and get some fabric you like and a couple strips of velcro. I wanted a solid black background and just used some black felt I had.

I've been thinking about trying a few different posters too (I work for a publisher and can get them really cheap). There are a few abstract images that might look interesting in addition to a couple of tropical images by Dan Mackin.

 

[greenmaji]

There are some who paint the background on there tank..

 

[lightningryan]

My 3 local pet[co|smart|supermart] have 'em on rolls - cut what you need. 2 of the lfs have pre-cut ones. Personally I just use the wide format printer over in the corner here at work...

how much at petco

 

[Fishyfanatic]

The price ranges from $1 per foot to $3 per foot. But your lfs will have them. Wal-Mart even has them.

 

[lightningryan]

The price ranges from $1 per foot to $3 per foot. But your lfs will have them. Wal-Mart even has them.

Per square foot?

 

[greenmaji]

liner foot..

 

[severum mama]

Yes, I've bought many backgrounds at Petsmart, a chain pet store or LFS should definitely have them. I have also painted the back of a tank black (I prefer black backgrounds on most of my tanks) and I really love the way it looks. If you go that route make sure it's what you really want, though.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Not per square foot. Basically find a background that you like that is the height of your tank, then just have them measure out howlong it should be. The length determines the price. So it could be $1 per foot length or even 50 cents per foot length.

 

[lightningryan]

whats a linear foot?

 

[greenmaji]

linear foot- length of material in feet regardless of the with.

 

[RogerMcAllen]

A linear foot is a measurment made purely on length, not on width. The poster comes in a stock height, so you then just buy a length.

 

[izzycomosy]

re: backdrops for tanks

go look in fish topic on ebay they have some cool Aqaurium pictures for the back of the tank and they are only 99pence.

 

[MaryPa]

I painted sceneries on my tank and when it dried painted over it with blue mixed with black ( looks awesome ). Other tanks I just used colored poster board. I`m a cheapo.

 

[greenmaji]

I`m a cheapo.

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