I decided to paint the sides of some of my tanks, the reason
being that they are in a new location now and disturbance/light coming in from
the sides have made some of the inhabitants a bit nervous. The principal is the same for painting the
background.
Having done this before with various types of paint I
decided to go with acrylics this time as it seems to be the safest, cheapest and easiest option.
I got a cheap brush and paint, just lined the edges with
tape so that the paint would not go everywhere.
To get a perfect even surface spray or a roller would have
been better but I used what I had in the house and did not want to use spray
anyway due to the risk of it entering the water. If you have the option it would be better to do this before the tank is filled anyway.
This is the result:
I prefer black backgrounds myself as I find that a dark background really contrasts well with the light up interior of the tank.
Happy painting!
Melander
