rsanz
monster tank newbie
I sprayed the back of my 125 with black PlastiDip for easy peel-off later should I ever need to. It took 4 coats. Easy peasy, and no risk of brush or roller lines. It looks great.
Painting a Tank Back
- Thread starter CSnyder00
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JLW
CCA Members
Am I really the only person who sets the tank on a piece of cardboard and spray paints it? So much easier....
I did to some of them but too cold out and makes too much mess in the house. Overspray travels a lot. Lol.
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
Okay. So I'm going to put my cories in this tank with natural play sand so that they can easily sift through it. Should I go black since the sand is so tan? The cories are C. duplicareus, so they are tan and black with an orange stripe behind their head. Thoughts on other colors that would look nice?
jmessineo1
Members
personally I like black, I feel like it brings out the fish, and is less distracting.
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
Anyone free tonight and want to help paint the tank, build a stand, and rinse some sand? I need to get this thing up and running for this weekend. I'm in Bowie.
mchambers
Former CCA member
Yes, and as Lane suggested, you can listen to the Stones as you prepare the tank. Paint it black as night!
FishEggs
Well-Known Member
I used some left over paint from a job I did once which happened to be dark bronze and I really like the look of it.
FishEggs
Well-Known Member
I see a tank back and i want it painted black.
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
Haha. Love it. You can come paint mine!
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
Thanks to FishEggs aka Matt, my stand is now framed and my tank back is almost finished. He was a huge help!
jmessineo1
Members
Did you use plastidip?
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
No. I had 3 cans of black Krylon laying around. We used that.
Stand is completely built and the doors are cut. I just have to finish painting it and assemble it.
Stand is completely built and the doors are cut. I just have to finish painting it and assemble it.
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
So here it is, folks. Tank back painted as well as custom built stand finished. Matt (FishEggs) and Ben (BeanieSeagus) were both huge helpers! Thank you both!
b considine
a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude
Now that it's painted and filled, let's see the 'scape!
Blaise
Blaise
jmessineo1
Members
looks good
looks nice
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
'Scape is almost complete. Driftwood and rocks are in, but pleco caves/"hotel" are not in yet. I'll take some preliminary pics tonight after the cories settle in. They arrived this morning happy and healthy.
CSnyder00
Bearded Wonder
Pics of most of the 'scape are posted under Cory Fever in bottom feeder section. Will post more pics there tomorrow after sponge filter is hooked up and given a few hours to help clean up a bit.