nanoty Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Paint it unless it gonna be veiwed from all sides...I had a a tank in front of wood paneling...that didn't last long before I put a black vinyl background on it since I couldn't move it to paint lol Tank looks awesome so far! Thanks, I am leaning towards paint. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Btw, it looks great man. It doesn't even resemble a $10 Petco tank anymore. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 that ###### looks pro! i vote for all clear, no paint. i love the look of it. a7.5 gallon shallow tank...beatiful! Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 hot pink or hot orange spray paint! Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 hot pink or hot orange spray paint! +2!!!!! hot pink f****n spraypaint!!!! then take a plastic bag and marble-ize it!!! Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 +2!!!!! hot pink f****n spraypaint!!!! then take a plastic bag and marble-ize it!!! lol.....imagine that bad boy under actinics!!! hawt!!! Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 lol.....imagine that bad boy under actinics!!! hawt!!! no, no, no...fabulicious!!! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 You guys are freaking hilarious. I'm thinking a black background might hide some of my crappy siliconing skills. Honestly, this is way too much work for a 10g tank, lol. I better win something damnit! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Btw, it looks great man. It doesn't even resemble a $10 Petco tank anymore. Thanks Glenn, it's been a lot of work, a lot of time on the floor switching out razorblades every few minutes scraping silicone. I hope my re-siliconing skills are up to par, I think I am too far in to bail out now, lol. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks Glenn, it's been a lot of work, a lot of time on the floor switching out razorblades every few minutes scraping silicone. I hope my re-siliconing skills are up to par, I think I am too far in to bail out now, lol. I'd say so! I think you may actually win something with this one. Re-siliconing it shouldn't be all that bad, especially since you cut it down a bit. It will be easier to get into the bottom corners with the sides shorter. Btw, I forgot to tell you about the look on the post office guys' face when I shoved the little ziplock bag full of green stuff into one of those little padded envelopes. It was pretty damn funny. I think he thought I was mailing weed. So, you may, or may not get that package afterall. He looked like he might have been a smoker! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 I'd say so! I think you may actually win something with this one. Re-siliconing it shouldn't be all that bad, especially since you cut it down a bit. It will be easier to get into the bottom corners with the sides shorter. We'll see. I think I am going to go with clear and not try my hand at black although I like the look of a good black siliconed tank. I am ordering another holesaw, silicone, bulkheads and lockline tomorrow. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 We'll see. I think I am going to go with clear and not try my hand at black although I like the look of a good black siliconed tank. I am ordering another holesaw, silicone, bulkheads and lockline tomorrow. I like black too, but on a rimless tank I think clear is the way to go. Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 We are talking about silicone now, lol. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 oops...i'll shut up now. Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Elos does some very nice rimless tanks with black silicone, where as ADA uses clear. Both can work out very well, depends on the rest of the setup. Painting the back also depends on what you are looking for. FWIW, I have put a couple of self-adhesive black backings on my tanks, including my large ADA FW tank, and I am not sure if I like it... the big pro is that you don't have to keep it super clean. The con is that it takes away a little of the depth. This is a cool build you have going and I see what you are trying to do with your aquascape. When you put the LR in there, try and make fingers come off from the bigger rocks - this will give you a nicer looking scape. Put all 5 fingers on a table and push down, so that your finger tips bend outwards a little... this sloping finger like extrusions that draw down to your substrate really help join the sand and the rock... I hope that makes sense. Then you want to do a 3:2 split with the larger mound on one side and the smaller mound on the other. Google golden ratio and you should fine plenty of food for thought. Here's to hoping it holds water! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Yeah you lost me at "Elos does......." I just wanted something a little different. I really think I am going to paint the tank mainly to give me some leeway with keeping it clean and to hide the hideous wall paneling. I am waiting on the stuff to put this thing back together, I have never siliconed a tank together so here is hoping it holds water AND doesn't look like a retarted orangutan did it. Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Elos does high-end rimless tanks with black silicone: http://www.eloseurope.com/en/index.php?pag...t&Itemid=87 If you pull it off, the tank looks to be really cool - good luck! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Elos does high-end rimless tanks with black silicone: http://www.eloseurope.com/en/index.php?pag...t&Itemid=87 If you pull it off, the tank looks to be really cool - good luck! I was joking but they make nice shizzle. I like black silcone but I really dont think I could pull it off. Thanks for the props, should be able to work on it late next week. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Wow this is really cool cant wait to see it with the 70w over it! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Wow this is really cool cant wait to see it with the 70w over it! I'm trying, I'm trying Duct tape background FTW! Hey your back from Vegas/AA meeting/Greenland/Breast reduction surgery. Link to comment
Lalani Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Hey your back from Vegas/AA meeting/Greenland/Breast reduction surgery. Yeah, apparently I've been very busy....... Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Just ordered: 1/2" bulkhead 3/4" bulkhead Holesaw for 1/2" bulkhead 1/2" linelock segments "" splitter "" round nozzles Aquamed clear silicone (couldn't talk myself into the black) Link to comment
Coryd55 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sweet. I'm tagging along. I might have to rip the trim of my 20 long when I get it. Been planning since March so it better be good. But back to yours: Glad you went with the clear, its hard to get an even looking black DIY silicone seal. Since the black is easier to see your mistakes. GL on the siliconing. I vote for black background painted. The frosted glass thing actually sounds BA. Looking forward to more pics and a completed tank. Link to comment
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