Those of you who have painted the back of your tanks....

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Used black rustoleum spray can for mine. I preffer black as it hides cords and equipment better. I clean the back glass during water changes to prevent Coraline from taking over.

Opes what size tank is that? I like the dimensions.

 

[Sailingeric]

I used poster board, if I don't like the color or want to sell the tank, the color is not there forever.

 

[snorklr]

Also tired of the salt creep so finally thinking of painting the back of the glass black. Would I be able to paint it with coral and fish still in it??

about 30 years ago i had a 30 long in the bathroom of my auto shop...one night i repainted a tool box about 10 feet away from the tank and all the fish were dead the next morning....was it the cause or just a coincidence...no idea....did plenty of body and paint work in there after that but made sure the bathroom door was closed and no issues....but as a result i'd be afraid to paint a tank with anything in it...if i did i'd use a roller, probably water based paint and plenty of ventilation

 

[nukemdanno]

I went Rust-oleum Aqua blue then after it dried marine varnish

 

[Cory]

What about buying automtive window tint? This way youll avoid any possible contamination from soray paint.

 

[Sebastiancrab]

I've used black before to good result, but I can't say I'm a fan of it in reef tanks, it is to dark for my taste. I just painted a tank last week with this color blue:

What paint and color did you use? Looks great!

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

What paint and color did you use? Looks great!

Thanks,

It is Glidden Semi Gloss, color blue tang