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silly newb question: painting tanks
Long ago when I tried to paint the backs of some tanks black, I wasn't =
very successful, the paint was very prone to flaking off in big chunks.
Now that I'm getting back into the hobby, I'm getting the impression that, =
for many killies, "dark is better," and for some others, "way dark is way =
better."
So how do y'all experienced killie-keepers "treat" your tanks to keep the =
little light-sensitive critters happy? Is there a special kind of paint my =
local home improvement warehousers didn't think to tell me about? Some =
kind of "glass etching" process that makes the paint adhere better? Use a =
dark primer in lieu of (finish) paint? Just use std. aquarium backgrounds =
from the LFS?=20
You get the idea. Inquiring minds want to know.=20
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TIA
Doug Dame
Interlachen / Gainesville FL
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<DIV>Long ago when I tried to paint the backs of some tanks black, I =
wasn't very=20
successful, the paint was very prone to flaking off in big chunks.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Now that I'm getting back into the hobby, I'm getting the impression =
that,=20
for many killies, "dark is better," and for some others, "way dark is =
way=20
better."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So how do y'all experienced killie-keepers "treat" your tanks to keep =
the=20
little light-sensitive critters happy? Is there a special kind of paint my =
local=20
home improvement warehousers didn't think to tell me about? Some kind of =
"glass=20
etching" process that makes the paint adhere better? Use a dark =
primer in=20
lieu of (finish) paint? Just use std. aquarium backgrounds from the =
LFS?=20
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You get the idea. Inquiring minds want to know. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TIA</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Doug Dame</DIV>
<DIV>Interlachen / Gainesville FL</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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