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Old 03/30/2006, 06:36 PM
Untamed12 Untamed12 is offline
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Mirror on back wall?

Has anyone placed mirror(s) on the back wall of the tank? I'm thinking of placing a mirror behind the tank in order to enhance the visual depth.

There are two positions for placement.

1) flush with back of tank, positioning rock to only allow viewing of the back wall from an angle. This prevents you from seeing yourself as you look in.

2) Angle the mirror behind the tank. This might prevent the fish from having a big problem with it.

Is this too weird of an idea? Will it drive the fish insane? Ohhh...how about a blue-tinted mirror?
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Old 03/30/2006, 07:42 PM
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Some of my fish go crazy when they see their reflection, while others hide. I wonder if they can get used to it over time.
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Old 03/31/2006, 10:07 AM
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I think that if you have a mirror there than you would need to keep the back glass very clean or it will look bad
I say a nice back ground
but if you try it let us know how it works out
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Old 03/31/2006, 10:24 AM
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Try setting one there and see if the fish react. My chromis tries to school with it and my yellow watchman nearly burst a blood vessel trying to kill the other guy. For corals, it's great!
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Old 03/31/2006, 03:11 PM
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Check out HCRK's beautiful tank. He has a mirror there for just this reason.
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Old 04/01/2006, 11:30 AM
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good idea...
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Old 04/01/2006, 10:57 PM
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Here is a link to HCRK's tank post

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...65#post6855865
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Old 04/02/2006, 01:40 AM
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Cool....it would seem that I'm not the first to have thought of this. I'll give it a try, while trying to position it so that there's no direct reflection to drive the fish crazy. You'll see how it looks when I get it all done.

Yes...I do intend to keep the back glass clean.
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Old 04/02/2006, 11:49 PM
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Untames, I am considering as well.

HCRK has a few feet separating the mirror from the back of the tank. I believe his would help dramatically.

After seeing his tank, I want to do it also, but would have to attach closer to tank. , please keep us posted.
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Old 04/03/2006, 01:01 PM
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i have it on my tank... doesn't bother the fish and does add a lot of depth. keeping the back glass clean is a must. i actualy used mirror vinyl. it it reflective enough but not so much that you see your reflection.
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Old 04/03/2006, 05:43 PM
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I think its cool for corals, and schooling fish, but I think it would bother alot of other fish. I think if you are going to do it, you should definatly tint it blue. That would look awsome!

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