Here is the tank setup:Painting black over blue on the outside of the tank is not going to make the inside change color.
Tank is made from acrylic.
Tank is painted blue on the outside.
I want to paint black on the outside.
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Here is the tank setup:Painting black over blue on the outside of the tank is not going to make the inside change color.
Thanks. Luckily mine was just painted on blue(Well that helps me understand a bit better. A lot of acrylic tanks with blue backs are made OUT OF blue acrylic. Making it black would have been just short of a magic trick! Lol.)
Are they flexible enough to squeeze into a tight space?People have had sheets of back kydex cut (you could also use back acrylic) and put them in the tank against the back wall. When they get dirty or covered in coralline, remove it and replace it with a new sheet and clean the dirty one for next time.
Here is the tank setup:
Tank is made from acrylic.
Tank is painted blue on the outside.
I want to paint black on the outside.
I can use black acrylic paint on the inside?Where is the facepalm emoji? Acetone not good it dissolves acrylic, but could also hurt your tank integrity. If there is live stock some stuff could die from it. I agree with above ^ put a few pieces to make the background. Alternatively put every thing in a storage container like a brute trash can, or another tank. Clean with fresh water and dry tank using black acrylic paint on inside.
How long for silicone to cure?Sorry I assumed you were painting the inside of the tank as I thought you mentioned the acrylic was black or such but painted blue. I misread back acrylic as black acrylic
People use krylon fusion to spray parts that go in the water like overflow boxes so thought that was being done here.
In that case the easiest method would be to buy a black sheet of acrylic to fit (or cut it) and silicone it to the INSIDE of the tank in front of the blue. Since it is not a structural piece of the tank… it doesn’t need to be very thick.
Be sure to let the silicone cure though.
GE lists 24 hours for a 1/8 bead. Any larger and it takes longer. I always give mine a week but I also use large beads to secure sump baffles.How long for silicone to cure?