xmetal's 75 gallon upgrade (2/22/12)

Tank looks great and so do the corals, congrats

Take care of the finger.

 

looks great. Now I can't decide on if I want to paint the back of my tank black or blue. I was going to go with black, but after seeing how good your tank looks, I may go with blue. What color blue is that exactly and what did you use?

 

I actually used royal blue vinyl. It lasts longer than paint and does not rub off or flake. I went to a graphics store and asked for them to cut a piece 5 feet long instead of 4 feet so I had some room for error. I then sprayed the back of the tank and sticky side of the vinyl with soapy water and applied it to the back of the tank. I slid it into the right spot and used a credit card to rub the bubbles and soapy water from between the vinyl and glass. I then let it set for 24 hours and trimmed the edges. There are no bubbles or marks of any kind.

As for deciding on a color, the darker the color the more your brighter colors will pop out. I wish I went with black or a darker blue, but o well.

 

Thank you for the update, xmetal. The tank is looking very nice. Keep up the good work and try not to cut any more fingers off!

 

Thank you, it is where my OCD is used.

I just removed the stitches this morning. It was easy to do. Cut has healed nicely so far. I still think I should wear butterflies on it though.

Hopefully photos tonight as long as I don't get side tracked.

 

Tank looks pretty good. You have some really nice coral.

 

Im guessing that last part kinda got lost towards the end of the day haha ;D

 

very nice tank!

i thought in the angled shot you maybe had a tube nem with a bright yellow body/trunk/foot(?) but i guess it was your tang lol.
either way those things are really cool! hope i can get one one day

 

There is a tube anemone in there.

 

those have great color