Tank painting

[rob92]

I know people have painted the back of their tanks black or blue before but has anyone ever painted the back and both sides that way you can only see into the tank from the front. I'm doing this for a freshwater tank that I'm getting my girl for her birthday she loves zebras so I was thinking paint three sides black and add white for a zebra look. I'm asking on here because most people only paint the tank if it's a marine tank.

Thank you

 

[skinz78]

Yeah it's really easy to do, I've done a tank with the sides painted.

 

[pgravis]

I've done it on a 10 gallon fresh water tank. I liked the feel of it, but my wife didn't. So, 50/50 success.

 

[rob92]

Lol that's the size tank I'm doing it with am thank you I'll post pics as I'm working on it. I know the black will be easy to do as a base but hopefully I can tape it off to cut out the zebra pattern to do the white.

 

[rob92]

I also taped up the top of the tank so we don't get any paint inside the tank.

An here is the back side with the design
Since my girls birthday is on the 18th I decided to tell her and let her help with the designing

Oh and just so everyone knows she is turning 19 I don't have a little girl yet lol

 

[rob92]

 

[roadrashpaul]

That is pretty cool. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[rob92]

 

[eliramos]

very cool!

 

[rob92]

All done with it now time to give it time to dry and then we might be able to do the black stripes on the outside hopefully the paint doesn't peel off with the tape. If anything she will use sharpie

 

[rob92]

Before the white paint

 

[rob92]

 

[rob92]

Completed tank

 

[Kristina16]

I really like my tank (: thank you for the great idea!

 

[roadrashpaul]

Very cool. Nice job.

 

[GHill762]

question is, what are you going to stock? I think it needs to be some bright red fish, like a handful of cherry barbs.. it's got to be something that will go well with the crazy zebra paint. I could maybe even see it stuffed with glo-fish and an actinic light to make them pop (makes me think of 80's day-glow that's back in style)...

also, what substrate? I'm thinking either black or red would work best but you also don't want it clashing with your fish or destracting your attention, maybe black is best (I hate colored gravel, but with a zebra background, a natural look is out the window)..

 

[rob92]

I'm not really sure that's up to the girl what she wants to do with it but I'll show her your suggestions