Home > Decorations > Backgrounds > 20" x 12" / $39.95 24" x 12" / $44.95 24" x 16" / $48.95 24" x 24" / $54.95 30" x 12" / $57.95 30" x 18" / $59.95 30" x 24" / $61.95 36" x 12" / $66.95 36" x 16" / $68.95 36" x 20" / $69.95 36" x 24" / $74.95 48" x 16" / $88.95 48" x 20" / $91.95 48" x 24" / $104.95 48" x 28" / $109.95 60" x 20" / $109.95 60" x 24" / $129.95 60" x 28" / $134.95 72" x 20" / $124.95 72" x 24" / $169.95 72" x 28" / $189.95 Auto Ship Learn More This Rocky 3D Background has been molded from fantastic textured basalt rock and is perfect for covering the back of any aquarium. Flexible, light weight and thin, (about 1/4" thick) the Rocky Background is ideal for any size tank. Made from a silicone material and then covered in real crushed rock. The flexible nature allows it to be installed in any tank including those with center braces, without having

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If you came here searching for online suppliers of aquarium backgrounds, simply follow this link. You should also visit the following 2 pages: Aquarium Backgrounds Guide and DIY Aquarium Backgrounds. We'd love to hear what background you use in your fish tanks, so before leaving this page share your story - use a form at the bottom of this page, please! What can you do with the back of an aquarium? There are many answers to this question, form cheap to expensive, from plain to very decorative. fish tank store bostonLet’s look at the options. cheap fish tanks bedfordshireFirstly, we should start with the cheapest, and very often the best. fish tank store toronto

If the aquarium is against a wall, and most are, you have several options : Leave it as it is. Very plain, but if you are aiming for a planted tank, this could be a good option. A curtain of plants at the back of the tank would leave little background showing, so it wouldn’t matter that much. But at best it is simple and cheap! Paint the back of the tank. One of my own preferred options, as it’s not expensive, very easy to do, and looks good. You can use any proprietary gloss paint for the job, and the best effects are achieved using a roller rather than a brush. buy aquarium fishes online indiaThe colour is of personal choice, but a dark background causes less stress to the fish. 8 foot fish tankMy preference is for a mid-tone blue, which blends well to the overall effect when the tank is finished. 8 foot fish tank

There are a couple of points to note here though. You should never paint the tank when it’s filled with fish, because the fumes given off by gloss paint may affect the water, and any drips or splashes of water will cause problems with the finish. So if you want to paint the back, best to do it before filling the tank! Stick on a patterned background. One word covers this: Yuck! When I first went into keeping fish, I went down this road, and very quickly regretted it. The problem with this type of background is getting it to stick to the glass properly. There are several hints here, although I never have found one that works permanently. You can use water to wet the glass before applying the background. This effectively sticks the sheet to the glass for a few weeks, but it soon starts to lift away, giving dark areas where it doesn’t touch the glass. You can use baby oil to wet the glass first, and this does last longer, but you get the same end result in my experience. Either method requires the removal of all the air between the glass and the sheet, so you will need to use something like a paint shaper when applying the background to push all the air bubbles out.

To date, I haven’t found an effective long-term method for fixing this type of background to the tank, but it looks good when it’s done properly, (and often). Build a background inside the tank. A great idea, if you have DIY/craft skills and the time to devote to the manufacture of it, but with drawbacks. Firstly, any fish tank is limited on space, and anything placed inside is removing swimming area and water capacity. Secondly, you need to use the right materials to ensure that you don’t put anything into the water that will harm the fish. that said, here are a couple of ideas that my friends have used to great effect. Make the background out of cork tiles, layered to give a pleasing effect. Cork will withstand long periods of submersion and doesn’t leach any chemicals into the water. If done right, it can produce a very effective backdrop, as well as a place for plants to root. It can also be used to hide away the heater and filter if you wish, but be sure that you leave enough room for water to circulate around them.

Another material that is used commonly for this is polystyrene. You can cut the polystyrene into shapes and either build up a background or just stick the shapes onto the glass. They can be painted to look like rocks etc, and will last for years. There is also another variant to this method, by using the polystyrene as a mould and covering it with fibreglass or cement, letting it dry and then removing the polystyrene, leaving you with a solid ornamental background that can be attached to the back of the tank. It may take a few days to create, but when done well, it is one of the most effective backgrounds I have come across. Just be sure that it is well secured and that fish can’t get trapped behind the moulding. The final option is basically similar to above, but ready made. You can buy mouldings for your tank from the local store, already shaped and decorated. These come in standard sizes and can be joined together to fit the larger tanks, but do cost a lot of money, and are limited with their choices.