will window tint truly make the back of the tank look like its painted black ?

[mmd]

will window tint truly make the back of the tank look like its painted black ?

[todd2000]

I would think not, enless mabye you get the really dark stuff, but either way Its a pain to put on without air bubbles, I know people who have tried on their cars. I just finished painting the back of my tank today with Rust-Oleum High Performance Enamel Oil-Basd Flat Black paint and it looks great (pic below) It took 2 coats, and didn't bother my fish at all, jut buy a little foam roller, so you don't get brush strokes. It soo much better then my old plastic background.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f384/todd2000/paint.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f384/todd2000/blacktank.jpg

[rdnyva]

They also sell it in Latex (water based). I test painted a piece of glass yesterday in semi gloss black latex and it looks good. After the second coat you don't see brushmarks at all.

[aquaman67]

5 % limo tint would.

Or you can get a colored piece of acrylic at a glass shop pretty cheap. That way you can change the color later if you want.

That's what I use.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/4240/9513full_tank.jpg

[sunfish11]

My husband put limo tint on the back of my 210 and it is black no bubbles, and looks great. Easier than painting and removable.

Lisa

[mmd]

thanks guys

[AquaReeferMan]

I just used a black background it does the trick.

[stingers81]

Im about to paint my new tank....I think im going to give this tint a try...I like the idea of changing colors after a while...is there a type of tint that works better and what darkness level to get?
cheers!

[todd2000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6759500#post6759500 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaReeferMan
I just used a black background it does the trick.

My only problem with backgrounds is I always seem to get water between the background, and the tank, and when it dries it looks bad, I assume I would have the same problem with the acrylic sheets, thats why I went with paint, I think it was easy it took mabye 10-15min (not counting drying time).