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    Quote Originally Posted by rickztahone View Post
    Have you seen a frosted background tank yet?
    Yes, frosted is what I wanted ! where can I find it ? I checked at my LFS and petsmart/petco no luck.

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    As far as i know there are two ways you can apply frosting to glass.. Paint on with spray can, or contact adhesive sheets. Both can be purchased from large hardware shops.
    We're here for a good time...not a long time

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    Its just regular home window film or you could even use 50% window tint if you wanted darker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sanjay21 View Post
    Yes, frosted is what I wanted ! where can I find it ? I checked at my LFS and petsmart/petco no luck.
    Go to home depot they sell a kit. It comes with the frosted film, applicator solution, squeegee and knife.
    Im not illiterate...only my phone's auto correct is

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    Great looking scape and discus Sanjay. Your previous planted scape was interesting too .
    I like your unique idea of having part BB and part sand bottom tank. I would point the flow of your canister to blow towards the sandy island and to push the dirt out of it towards the open "sea" for easier siphoning.
    I like the ocean view background that you have posted here . Do you have a link from that ?
    Having the bottom painted would be a great next step for this tank .
    Good luck with your new discus batch and please keep us posted with new pics regularly

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filip View Post
    Great looking scape and discus Sanjay. Your previous planted scape was interesting too .
    I like your unique idea of having part BB and part sand bottom tank. I would point the flow of your canister to blow towards the sandy island and to push the dirt out of it towards the open "sea" for easier siphoning.
    I like the ocean view background that you have posted here . Do you have a link from that ?
    Having the bottom painted would be a great next step for this tank .
    Good luck with your new discus batch and please keep us posted with new pics regularly
    Thank you so much Filip I'm happy to see the positive feedback for the all the work I put in on the tank. Here is a link for the picture I posted - http://www.aquariumvinyl.com/freshwater/ I did point the outlet towards the island side. I will post more pictures on think tank and some updates. I'm eagerly waiting on Kenny's order I placed for this month. "They are special fish"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan925 View Post
    Go to home depot they sell a kit. It comes with the frosted film, applicator solution, squeegee and knife.
    Thanks Ryan !! that sounds easy. I may go with frosted look, will keep you posted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by two utes View Post
    As far as i know there are two ways you can apply frosting to glass.. Paint on with spray can, or contact adhesive sheets. Both can be purchased from large hardware shops.
    I did paint one of my 29gallon tank with white and I love it. I'm just scared to paint on this 125g, in case I change my mind

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    Quote Originally Posted by sanjay21 View Post
    I did paint one of my 29gallon tank with white and I love it. I'm just scared to paint on this 125g, in case I change my mind
    I don't like the idea of painting glass either, and the reason i use a 3mm thick sheet of MDF which l paint and place on the rear outside of the tank. this also helps me when l'm cleaning the rear glass panel as l remove it and can easily see places l've missed
    We're here for a good time...not a long time

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    I like that idea ! I will be working on the tank after a week maybe. I got busy moving all the things from my old apartment to the house. Thanks Joe !

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    those aquarium vinyl things, ive never seen those, how awesome. does anyone know whether they go on the inside or outside of the tank?
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    1 week in the new tank, after a water change

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    Quote Originally Posted by sanjay21 View Post
    IMG_1520.JPG

    1 week in the new tank, after a water change
    Really nice looking tank and group of fish. Nice job man
    Im not illiterate...only my phone's auto correct is

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan925 View Post
    Really nice looking tank and group of fish. Nice job man
    Thanks Ryan I hope to maintain this stock for a long time.

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    I'm gonna re-seal a tank soon and when I do, I am going to paint the bottom a light multi-colored textured sand and the back will be painted frost. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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