What is the best way to black out the back of an aquarium. I was thing about an electrostatic type window film. I was thinking the back and the overflow sides.
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Vinyl is the nicest finish I’ve seen, though window film definitely works well too!
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Krylon fusion paint is the best, but its hard to find, I haven't seen it in a few years. I've used rustoleum (from home depot) on a few tanks the past few years, and its seems to work just as well.
Vinyl if you can get it on without bubbles. I know from trying window tint that I can't do it so I use paint. Black spray paint works fine. If I think I may want to remove it I use latex paint and a roller. It damages easy but also scrapes off easier than spray paint. I've read of some people using plasti dip
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Black spray paint works well. I blacked out one side of my ext 50 that sits next to a wall.
My old 120 was painted black.
My old 120 was painted black.
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I've painted aquariums for decades, spray paint works as does something like Rustolium just rolled on with a small roller.
However, I recently tried vinyl wrapping a tank, and I don't think I'll ever paint one again. The vinyl is so much better, it's cheap, easy to apply, no drying, no dripping, no clean up. Here's a good video on how to do it:
However, I recently tried vinyl wrapping a tank, and I don't think I'll ever paint one again. The vinyl is so much better, it's cheap, easy to apply, no drying, no dripping, no clean up. Here's a good video on how to do it:
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