Colored Tank Background or Plain old Glass?

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  1. Whisky Tango Foxtrot

    Whisky Tango Foxtrot Skunk Shrimp

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    What do you guys prefer, a colored tank background or clear glass/acrylic???
     
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  2. railroader46

    railroader46 Skunk Shrimp

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    Black background.
     
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  4. Kanook

    Kanook Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Colored just makes everything pop out a lot more. I hated seeing the wall through my tank, just kind of takes you out of the atmosphere that you are looking in to a little slice of nature.
     
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  5. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    I like mine .. black. Like my women.
     
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  6. Whisky Tango Foxtrot

    Whisky Tango Foxtrot Skunk Shrimp

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    haha.. sorry guys i didn't realize there was a desperate thread, but either way.. I was thinking of black myself. Ive seen a lot of tanks with them and they look awesome... i like the contrast!

    Now im guessing I cant paint my current tank black. I was thinking of getting a black background stick-on or something. After ready your original post SOS i see that a lot people had painted there, and i assume prior to stocking!
     
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  7. longballz84

    longballz84 Spaghetti Worm

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    i like mine pink...

    let the corraline take over...if u cant stand the sight of the wall, then black is always nice too...
     
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  8. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    I did mine flat black. It looks wonderful.
     
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  9. tronb24

    tronb24 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I never thought of doing something with the back of my tank. I think would look nice.
     
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  10. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    I would choose black! Looks great with some decent coralline algae colonies!
     
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