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.
i know its hard to tell from the picture cause my camerea makes it look super bright from that window. but i dont get anylight from it cause of 3 giant trees blocking the sun. I thought about it. but i have no other room for the tank. And it hasnt been a problem for anytanks that sat right there.
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.;-)
wont black backgrounds waste a lot of your light though? Since black absorbs all colors... it wont be able to reflect like if you had a lighter background..
regardless of the background color if it does get "absorbed" i believe it will be minimal light loss. when not using a background thats when the light is just escaping completly out through the glass. so i guess a background is better then no background
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.
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
I love them so much!
I even picked out the colors of the fish cause i used to breed guppies and i noticed that it got borring when all of them were the same color.
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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