Decided to paint aquarium back.

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Finally decided to paint the back glass a matte black to hide wires and pipes. I had to remove pumps and things for a few minutes but I love the way it came out.. Still drying so photo looks blotchy in the back but I'm happy with it!!

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My fire fish are hidden. They scare easily. I'm just glad they didn't jump when I removed the cover!!
 
Looks great, I did the same with mine on instead of black I went with a aqua marine color to hopefully give it more depth.
 
Thinking of doing mine what kind of paint did you use and did you use a brush or roller


I used acrylic craft paint and a 4" foam roller. If you use the craft paint it is real easy to peel off if you want to change it.
 
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This is what I used from Home Depot. I rolled it with a small roller. After it dried it came out smooth. I'm happy with it
 
Finally decided to paint the back glass a matte black to hide wires and pipes. I had to remove pumps and things for a few minutes but I love the way it came out.. Still drying so photo looks blotchy in the back but I'm happy with it!!

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My fire fish are hidden. They scare easily. I'm just glad they didn't jump when I removed the cover!!
Nice job; looks great
 
Nice! I used spray paint but it was before the tank was up and running.
 

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