what color to paint background

[reefer73]

Hello ALL,

This is my first post as I am fairly new to the hobby I have a small fluval edge nano reef that is going good. I just bought a used 46 g bowfront and I can't decide what color to paint the back of the tank give me your opinions if you don't mind its between a dark blue or black. I want the tank to look clean and colors to pop but can't decide. Thanks in advance.

[Sugar Magnolia]

[welcome]

I prefer a black background, but it will eventually encrusted with coraline. Unless you keep the back scraped.

[evermann]

i prefer a black background, but it will eventually encrusted with coraline. Unless you keep the back scraped.

+1

[gweston]

I did blue for my 29g starter tank. I didn't scrape the coraline so eventually it covered the back over. I will be going black for the new 125 and intend to keep it clean.

Its more of a preference thing.. I think both look decent.

[reefer73]

yea i want it to look more deep ocean like i guess you could say so idk lol

[agreeive?fish]

one thing to consider is the amount of light the particular color absorbs or reflects in refrence to your particular lighting and the specific needs of lighing for your setup/planned set up with regaurd to corals... i know on my fowlr i painted it black and my visual tank lighing deminised enough i took the paint off but then again my lighting was low level lighting to start with

[reefer73]

thats is true haven't thought of it that way im going to use the solarxtreme 36" believe it has 4t-5 bulbs 2 10K and 2 actinic with built in moon lighting

[Beaun]

I took a piece of plexiglass and painted one side black and one side blue, but it back there and then decided on my color. You can always change it if you want.

[zachfishman]

I took a piece of plexiglass and painted one side black and one side blue, but it back there and then decided on my color. You can always change it if you want.

^^^ I really like this idea, although I'm a fan of black vs blue. I've actually set up my 29 with automotive window tint, it gives you both a background and preserves that greater sense of depth clear-backed tanks kinda have.

[t4zalews]

i got thick black poster board and just velcro'd it to the back of the tank. I like black the best...really contrasting

[cbatkinson]

Go with black. The colors really pop against the background.

[ReefingFreak]

Go with black. The colors really pop against the background.

:thumbsup: black looks great.

[pX_PiSToL]

Has anyone tried dark purple? Im curious as to what that would look like.