Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[dantimdad]

Years ago there was a waterfall tank at a fancy restaurant in Dallas.

That thing was unreal. It was about 6ft tall. The drop off part (about 18 inches) was out of the wall and then there was probably three feet of the tank about 3 feet tall in the wall. It was about 8 feet long.

It was one of the most impressive freshwater tanks I ever saw. Yes, my friends, freshwater.... not reef!

I went back to Dallas a couple years later and there was a different restaurant there with no tank.

 

[Fin]

I would definitely paint the back. I used a roller and black latex paint on my old 75 and 140. Put on 5-6 coats and it lasted more than 12 years in the 140 with nary a scratch (and my tank was not against a wall). I tried black poster board years ago, but water drips really make it look bad over time.

My ReefSavvy came with a really thick black film on it. I like blue backgrounds too, but black helps make internal equipment like wave makers / powerheads less of a distraction. I ran 1” black PVC down the back wall of my 140 (closed loop) and you wouldn’t really see it unless you were looking for it.

 

[dantimdad]

I prefer blue, but as @Fin said, black hides equipment. I used rustoleum rolled on because we can't use latex paint in the house unless Tim leaves for a week. (Tim's allergy to it is so bad we have to keep $400 worth of epi pens in the house and school) The rustoleum on glass sucks! Everything scratches it and it took 3 coats to cover. I wish I would have painted with spray paint before we brought it inside but it was winter.

That being said, my fiji cube overflow and jebao powerheads almost disappear against it.

 

[Fin]

This is my "current" attempt to use a blue background on a nano that I DIY'd. Experimental tank.

 

[dantimdad]

See, I like that. But I showed Daniel and Sherry and they said no.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Ha! But, like all of your tanks, no water.
;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[Fin]

Ha! But, like all of your tanks, no water.
;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

Hey now - all of 2.

 

[dantimdad]

Ha! But, like all of your tanks, no water.
;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

That was just wrong! Funny, but wrong!

LOL!

 

[Musovski]

NO!!!!

What kind of cover? What is the grid spacing?

Dart fish will find the smallest stinking hole, I swear. I am so sorry.

It happens. I’m adding the thing used for windows to the covers now. So holes will from 1/4 inch to around 5mm

 

[Musovski]

Ha! But, like all of your tanks, no water.
;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

Ouch. Did someone burn the pizza? Geezzzzz. I can’t breathe. LOL.

 

[Fin]

Ouch. Did someone burn the pizza? Geezzzzz. I can’t breathe. LOL.

It’s ok, I deserve the burn.

 

[Musovski]

It’s ok, I deserve the burn.

Nah. Roast him back!

 

[najer]

Think snoopy happy dance, I now have a 4 inch yellow wrasse in the sump!
*Insert "Guess who's back, shady's back"*

 

[Katrina71]

It’s ok, I deserve the burn.

No way. Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank.

 

[Katrina71]

@Robin Haselden the Serene light will be released in the near future without an overhead light for marine applications.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I painted the back of my freshwater with spray paint. A dark coffee brown. Taped up the trim and the side glass and went to town. Put on 3 or 4 coats to make sure it was thick and wouldn't peel or scratch easily. I probably went overboard, but it looks nice. I believe I used Rustoleum Paint+Primer.

 

[Musovski]

For my black background I used two black posters and taped it to the back.

 

[Katrina71]

For my black background I used two black posters and taped it to the back.

Creative!

 

[dantimdad]

To me, krylon fusion flat black works better than anything if you are going to use a black background.

 

[Fin]

The blue in that nano is all Krylon Fusion Patriot Blue (also happens to be the same exact color as the blue furniture grade PVC)