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05-24-2005, 11:39 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2005 Location: CT
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 |  Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
Do you experienced members put a dark sheet as background on the back of the tank or leave it clear. Read something to the effect that this will not create stress for the fish. Is this true? | 
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05-24-2005, 11:51 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
  | Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
Some fish do not like there reflction on the glass. I personnaly use a black backing on my tanks. But its up to you... youll get different opinions just here on 3reef. Some use that plastic sheet on the back some paint the back of the tank some leave it clear... so do what you like.
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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05-24-2005, 12:22 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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| Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
Mine is black, I have seen blue or other colors. I really think it should be based on personal preference instead of some technical reason. Just my .02 
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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05-24-2005, 12:27 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
I use blue, because whenever I posted pics, everyone said, "you can see all your wires hanging in the back!"  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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05-24-2005, 12:30 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
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| Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
Mine's clear, but I haven't been able to see the wall for a long time ... totally coraline encrusted. _________ -Mickey 175g Bowfront - 75g Refugium - 100g Sump - 3 Phoenix 14k 250W MH - AquaC EV240 Skimmer - 240lbs Haitian Live Rock - 4" DSB - Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse - Azure Damsel - Banggia Cardinal - Firefish Goby - Blackcap Basslet - Purple Tang - Powder Brown Tang - Regal Tang - Green Manderin - 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - 2 Peppermint Shrimp - 2 Emerald Crabs - Rose BTA - Orange Linkia - Tuxedo Urchin - Spiney Urchin (hitchhiker) | |
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05-24-2005, 01:34 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,888
Karma: 425
 | Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
I painted mine blue before I set it up | |
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05-24-2005, 02:43 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
Posts: 874
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| Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
I went with Black
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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05-25-2005, 07:51 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida Age: 34
Posts: 293
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| Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
I painted mine blue as well. after a while it will be coraline encrusted just like mmakay said _________ "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing"
Albert Einstein
125 G reef ready. 3 175W MH XM 15K bulbs two VHO 10000k, Berlin turbo skimmer, 18W turbo twist UV, DIY Refugium and sump, Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC, 3 MAXIJET 1200 with mod kit and 1 900gph. 1/3 horse chiller, I have a false yellow, damsel, percula clown, Mushrooms and a bubble tip anenome and Live Rock | |
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05-25-2005, 10:05 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
Posts: 1,181
| Re: Putting dark sheet on back of Aquarium
I have used a mirror for the back of my FOWLR tanks for years. The fish dont seem to mind it. Ocassionally a fish will see its reflection and get worked up but I dont think it stresses them out. I think it makes life a little more interesting for the fish rather than just swimming back and forth. It also adds light to the tank by reflecting the light back into the tank. Most auto glass companies will cut a mirror to size. My 120g has a 60" 1/4 thickness mirror for $60.00 _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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