nw1411 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Hi guys, Does everyone here that uses a latex background, fit them watertight with silicon? Is this the standard practice? cheers Nath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungsta Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 You are meant to place the tank on its side so the back panel is on the ground. Put silicon all over and then place the latex background on making sure it fits nice and tight. Then stack bricks on it to secure and hold it in place. I was told this after i siliconed mine, so some water gets in the back and so does some fry. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 i didnt silicone mine , i just trimmed mine about 1 inch too big all round and it holds itself in place ok , i also dont know if silicone would work all that well on mine , its the 4x2x2 one and hardly any of it touches the back cos of all the caves and overhangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 My 4x2x2 sealed in the best because of the tank.. On my 4x2x2 there is a glass edge that runs all around the tank that allows the background to fit in snug. My 4x18x18 doesnt have the same edge so it was heaps harder to get the secure fit. it fits up fine but fish do manage to get in there from time to time.. I like to call it the crawl space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Camel Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 would any of you guys have some pics of your tanks with the backgrounds fitted? cheers VC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Click me for latex background pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 heres a bad picture of mine (thats bad as in bad, not good!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa the Venustus Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 It was impossible to make the background watertight on my my 4x2x2. we spent ages putting silicone around the edges, trying to seal it up, then realised that there are small pin-sized holes all over the background. Water just flows from theback to the front of the tank through these holes. They arent very visible, only when the tank was empty did we notice, and only form a certain angle when the light was shining through the holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 yeah and some LFS drill into them and hang them up on the walls!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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