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#5 ·
Thanks for making me laugh!! Too level...humm...can you tell I may just be a touch too neurotic? I was hoping no one would notice that :roll:

As you can tell I'm a fan of "basic black". I think a plain black background on your tank would make it rock! Easy to do, too. Just cut paper (construction, cardboard, whatever) to fit and paint it black.
 
#7 ·
I think it's a great layout, very pleasant to the eye!
Please post more pics when/as it becomes more established!!

I want to post more pics of my tanks... but i don't know how to make them smaller:(
 
#16 ·
Well then that is good news! I have a tank that is also shielded by folaige on tree outside but during winter I keep black mini- blinds closed cause tree has no leaves.;-)
 
#17 ·
Microsoft Paint works just fine to resize pics in my experience.

You don't need anything fancy to do a background. My 55 gallon used a piece of black fabric. My 6 Gallon uses two pieces of black paper.
 
#19 ·
any light going to the background isnt going to hit my plants anyways so it wouldnt matter.


and i dont think that background color has any effect on anything other than makingy your tank more personal or more professional looking.

but i heard it can also reduce the stress of the fish because it seems more natural. But what do they know they were raised and born in a Aquarium :p
 
#22 ·
Onefish is dead on in regards to the light *escaping* from the tank with no background. At least that's what I've noticed when first setting up my tanks.

I've read that a black background can be more *calming* for certain fish. I don't recall all the fish they mentioned in the article. One of the reasons I chose black (besides the contrast) is that I felt it would be more calming for my pictus. He used to be quite the radical teenager but for now he has settled into behaving like a serene adult.
 
#23 ·
I use photoshop usually to change the image size of my photo's, But there is a free solution called "Gimp" That will allow you to change the image size.
Here is a link to download the program:
GIMP - Downloads

And here is the user manual site for it:
GNU Image Manipulation Program

It's totally opensource and free hope this helps Aunt Kymmie and mags2313
 
#30 ·
You did your research...good for you! That's a great choice for your tank. I added a bristle to my tank for that very same reason, their small size. I purchased mine as a little 1" albino baby but now he's scaring me as he's a good 4" and it seems I've only had him for two months. What will I do if he ends up being a common plec?? :blueworry:

Thanks for sharing the pics!
 
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