Colored Bottoms on BB Tanks?

Dwarf Seahorses · #1 12/13/2007, 02:11 PM

What does everyone think of a colored bottom (IE black acrylic, blue or white acrylic) pane in a BB SPS tank? I think a black background with a black acrylic bottom would look pretty sharp.

ct_vol · #2 12/13/2007, 02:15 PM

I have black starboard on the bottom of my BB and the back is painted black as well... Eventually everything turns purple... But it is nice looking...

GSMguy · #3 12/13/2007, 02:24 PM

CT vol that must look sweet. got a pic?

flyyyguy · #4 12/13/2007, 03:22 PM

Im not sure it matters what color it is to begin with....unless you want to go to the effort of scraping it.

here is my white starboard

ct_vol · #5 12/13/2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by GSMguy
CT vol that must look sweet. got a pic?

Excuse the Hair algae... I went out of town and this is what I came home to...

The black starboard looks about like flyyyguy's white starboard...

MeuserReef · #6 12/13/2007, 03:59 PM

Randy,

That one sweet acan colony bro.

trueblackpercula · #7 12/13/2007, 07:32 PM

I have a white starboard that is not PINK....color does not matter in time it will turn pink/purple coraline

Michael

ct_vol · #8 12/13/2007, 07:43 PM

Meuser~ Thanks... Its one of the few pics I could find where you could see the starboard... Real estate is somewhat of a commodity in that tank...

I wonder why coraline grows on the starboard faster than on the rock and glass???

MeuserReef · #9 12/13/2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by ct_vol
Real estate is somewhat of a commodity in that tank...

Tell me about it. I have a 30 gallon!

trueblackpercula · #10 12/13/2007, 09:30 PM

Yikes !!!!!!!!!!!!30 gallons Man its time for an upgrade

Michael

Flint&Eric · #11 12/13/2007, 10:23 PM

we'll be using a white vinyl tint on the underside of the glass to reflect light to the underside of the corals...we also razorblade the bottom glass so it stays nice and clean.

GSMguy · #12 12/13/2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally posted by MeuserReef
Tell me about it. I have a 30 gallon!

I have tons of space in my tank i went nuts taking rock out for BB now i have no room for coral placement, so im stuck with letting the ones i have grow.

Small tanks are a real challenge .

143gadgets · #13 12/13/2007, 11:17 PM

It grows on my acrylic bottom pretty fast. I think it can adhere quicker to plastics.

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Originally posted by ct_vol
Meuser~ Thanks... Its one of the few pics I could find where you could see the starboard... Real estate is somewhat of a commodity in that tank...

I wonder why coraline grows on the starboard faster than on the rock and glass???

mcliffy2 · #14 12/14/2007, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by Flint&Eric
we'll be using a white vinyl tint on the underside of the glass to reflect light to the underside of the corals...we also razorblade the bottom glass so it stays nice and clean.

on that thought, wonder if you could get a mirrored bottom to really reflect some light back to the underside of your corals...would be awesome to see the growth like that.

carlisimo1969 · #15 12/14/2007, 09:48 AM

Last night I fired up 2 new 250 halides (1st time with halide) over a new tank with clean white starboard (first time with starboard)...holy crap!! I might have to buy the family welding helmets until I get some coraline growth....

Flint&Eric · #16 12/14/2007, 09:52 AM

mike then my fish would go nuts attacking the bottom

....the clean glass is really reflective, when ever i add new fish they think it's their twin flo.

mcliffy2 · #17 12/14/2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by Flint&Eric
mike then my fish would go nuts attacking the bottom ....the clean glass is really reflective, when ever i add new fish they think it's their twin flo.

ha, yea it is pretty reflective, I noticed that on mine, where the sand is blown off in the front.