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Which background? help me decide
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:46 pm
by GrubbyGirl
I am staring to prepare a 100l tank for my new babies. I am undecided about the background to put on. I have a plain one with blue on one side and black on the other, but a friend has given me these juwel background tiles. Now I can't decide. I was leaning towards just a plain black background, but then I saw some nice tank setups with the blue now this juwel background has added another choice!!
This is the background :
http://www.seapets.co.uk/view-image.htm ... 0450-large
He just used it behind the tank and although they need a good clean of all the dust on them, they haven't been in a tank.
What do you think?
Angela
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:31 pm
by Linzi Zeb
I'm currently using plain blue and I definitely think that plain backgrounds are the way forward...it allows everyone's focus to be on the tank contents rather than on a busy picture stuck to the glass...
I'm currently debating whether to swap the plain blue for plain black to darken things a bit and I think the black background will show off the zebs nicely!
If I had the choice over again I'd be tempted to go for a 3D, textured background in all of my tanks, it allows a surface for the zebs to investigate.
Hope this helps,
Linzi
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:32 pm
by Joby
I used to have a plain backing but now have a typical tropical tank backdrop which has plants on it and I find it brightens it up a little as I don't actually have plants in the tank. Don't think the zebs really care what is there though its just for me
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:16 pm
by vanillarum
I have plain black on my zeb tank, and plain blue on all but 1 other. That is a river and plant background on my L400 tank. Good luck, think it depends on what YOU like !!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:51 pm
by Ouscazz
Why not try plain brown color. I've done this on my Pterophyllum Altum Biotope tank and it really keeps focus on the tank contents rather than a busy back piece. The idea was to create a feeling of infinity, like a piece of a black water stream in Rio Orinoco.
I hope you don't mind if I post some photos of my tank..
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:58 pm
by GrubbyGirl
That looks good, I'll consider for a future tank, but the plain black is on now!