Tank Background?

Discussion in 'New To The Hobby' started by kaketank, Jul 10, 2010.

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  1. kaketank

    kaketank Astrea Snail

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    Sorry for the lag in posting a pic of the final product. I took the advice and got mineral oil. Worked like a champ. Now I have a big bottle of laxative oil under my sink, but the Kake Tank looks great.

    Thanks for the advice everyone.
     

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  2. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Looks great Kake. Nice scape btw.
     
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  3. stauchistory

    stauchistory Feather Duster

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    Beautiful tank. I'm still undecided about a background for my own tank.
     
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  4. Toronto_Guy

    Toronto_Guy Fire Shrimp

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    I used interior latex for my tank with no issues. One or two spots did get scraped off when I moved, but I kept some touch up paint so it was easy to fix.

    In any event, it's not really a big deal to scrape paint off the glass later if need be.
     
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  5. Pickupman66

    Pickupman66 Tassled File Fish

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    Ive used vaseline between the background sheet and the glass. just spread a thin coat then put your BG on. use a Credit card or Drivers license to smooth all the bubbles out. lasted 10 years on my old tank. cleaned up with soapy water when I sold it. for my new tank, I spray painted it black. came out perfect.
     
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