Background -black or blue

[duromega]

go with blue,
reason: aquarium looks brighter
black looks amazing when is brand new but after a few months with algae will look not good

 

[E.intheC]

eventually you are not going to see it but while you can go with black

The back of my tank is always clear.. Just requires some extra scraping. Coralline grows on the rocks and starboard bottom (not a fan of that but I'm letting it go for now) but I scrape it off the walls. It's my opinion, but the tank looks much cleaner that way.

Black does make corals pop, but you also need to think about fish. For example, I wouldn't buy any black and white clownfish or a black tang or similar because they blend in. Blue does make the tank look brighter, but most of the equipment and power cords are black so they won't blend in with a blue background.

I like both.

 

[viplok]

black is the new blue! black black black


reason. gives more depth and back drop

blue is too bright ,flat, no contrast, in general blue sucks =D

.02

 

[reefer4eva]

Going to get the vinyl in both colors.I'll put the blue on and see how it looks.and I can always change it to black if I get bored with it

 

[BAD FISH]

good ideas now you can have your cake and eat it too

 

[duromega]

Going to get the vinyl in both colors.I'll put the blue on and see how it looks.and I can always change it to black if I get bored with it

will you have space behind the tank to replace it ?
I wish I could do that

 

[Rob&Gab]

will you have space behind the tank to replace it ?
I wish i could do that

tony is a master mind!

 

[reefer4eva]

Blue bro. Makes the inside of the tank seem brighter. Had both and the black just seems to darken the tank up.

Thanks bro...your absolutely right it's so much brighter!!and for anyone that is in my shoes and couldn't decide I highly recommend using the adhesive vinyl --it goes on so nice and you always have the option of changing colors later rather than painting the back.

 

[MikeC]

Looks good man!
Just another option, what I did was paint on side of plexiglass Blue and the other side Black and attach with velcro so if I get board I can turn the around

 

[albano]

Looks good man!
Just another option, what I did was paint on side of plexiglass Blue and the other side Black and attach with velcro so if I get board I can turn the around

Perfect example to show how much brighter the blue is!

 

[reefer4eva]

Without a doubt!! blue looks awesome...so glad I went with blue

 

[FocusReefing]

Just found this thread. But my vote would be for blue also. I think it adds a more natural depth to the tank.