SpudAndBob

i just bought a background for my tank. But does it go on the inside of the tank or the outside? and how do you get it to stick?
because i tried out on a peice of scrap background peeling it and it doesn't peel back to a sticky back, jus peels the actual background off!! lol please help

Allie

Outside with clear scotch tape works well. Two sided tape is better tho.

SpudAndBob

thankss =]

Blub

MasterShake2003

Here's a little trick I learned. Many times, if you have a printed background and you just tape it to the back of the glass, it will appear very dark. Lay your background out on a table with the side you wish to view face up and wipe it down with a wet sponge. Then "stick" it to the back of your tank. The water will create a suction effect, almost gluing the background to the glass.

Tape one side of the background to the glass and then grab a credit/debit card or something similar and work out the air bubbles, working from the side that is taped down toward the side that is not. When you get to the other side, and you have all the air bubbles out, tape the other side down and your background will be very clear and bright through the aquarium glass.

I've found the hardest part of putting a background on our tank is simply remembering to do it BEFORE you have the tank filled, LOL

Blub

MasterShake2003

I had it up for six months and never had a problem. After working out the bubbles, the amount of water left behind is neglegable. It's all suction, by sliding all the bubbles and water out, you create a vacuum or something like that.

Anyway, I never had any probs with it. My brother in law actually used the same technique but with petrolium jelly instead of water, but that sounded entirely too messy to me. Plus, I'm not sure if that could actually mess up your fish from the stuff in Vasoline leeching thru the glass. IMO, natural = better

Blub