painting the back of a tank

i want to know if theirs any other paint besides spray paint that i can use to paint the back of my 100g! im goint to be adding my sump real soon and with the clear backround i dont want the tank thrown off by all the tubing in the back
also i ask this becuz (if i can use regular paint) ill drain my tank bout 1/2 way slide it over and paint it in side my house lol i cant empty the tank cuz all the fish and sand.....theirs nowere to put it!

would i be able to use rgular house paint?
or
wood paint since its thick i think would cover the glass nicely!
PLZ any help and suggestions would be appreciated:)

Thanx

I used interior wall paint on one of my tanks,but you have to paint the tank 2 or 3 times for it to look good,but it worked for me.

You can use water based latex paint, glossy it will be better tho, good luck and post some pics when your done!!

Why not spray paint? We used it on all of our tanks and it looks awesome! And way less work

Spray paint it may work too but i think wall paint it will last a last longer, its my opinion tho, good point!!

lol i know about spray paint!!! its alot faster and easier!!!
but my tank will still kind of be running as im painting it!!
im not goin to tare the tank down to paint it!
i have nowere to place my fish for the mean time!!
i dont want the spray paint and the smell lingering for another 2 days inside my house
its bad for my baby girl lol
thats why i asked about house paint n stuff....so yea

so i can use regular paint??

I used wall paint because I had repainted my son's room so I just used that paint instead of buying more paint.I used my lowes gift card I got for xmas.So I didn't spend any of my money.

nice!!
thanks for the help:)

lol so you wanna do regular paint, just make sure it is water paint, glossy is just an option

koo thanks:)

yes spray paint is a pain in the @$$ to remove
so Latex paint it is:)

I had ALOT of craft paints that I have accumulated, so instead of buying I used what I had. It took several coats, but I could run the foam brush along the back wall of the tank while still filled with water and fish. I used a white as a base and then different blues to create a skylike effect. Turned out cool looking and used up some of the paint. We even got creative on the empty tanks and drew different scenes on the back. One tank I used silver as a base and then painted over with white. Figured it would look good to bring out the silvery sheen in some fish. Craft paint is less than 75 cens for a bottle. Mrs. Unknown

I just made the back of my new tank black with black vinyl. That way if my kids scratch up the front I can still easily remove it and turn the tank around. Probably get it really cheap at any sign shop.

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I just made the back of my new tank black with black vinyl. That way if my kids scratch up the front I can still easily remove it and turn the tank around. Probably get it really cheap at any sign shop.

Agreed. Vinyl would be the way to go. No paint fumes. And it looks really nice when done.

window tint thats what i use you can buy it from lowes or home depot its real easy

ok but how much does black vynle and window tint cost?

Window tint at wap mart is around $10 or $12 a roll. 1 roll should be enough to cover the back of the tank. I would use the 2.5% it is the darkest sap mart carries. But there isn't a wap mart in California. I know there is a same's club on I 10 in Ontario, witch is right down the street from you. But either vinyl or tint is kind of a pain if you have never done it be4.

Wap mart??? what that is?? or do you mwan WallMart?
and yes their is a Sams Club down the street.......how do you know that??? your in TX!!! STALKER!!!!!!!
my tank is 5ft long by 23" high, by 18" deep
you think theyll have a roll at sams club big enough for my tank??

Yes I ment wall mart. I am a truck driver, I have spent some time on the road and have been to the sam's club in Ontario plenty of times. Mainly because I didn't want to pay for parking at either ta truck stops in Ontario.

LOL wow Small world!!!!!!!!!
what you drive a peterbuilt?? i work for a company called Biagi Bros! maybe youve seen a cpl of our trucks on the road! were mostly Petes!
thats funny! you Wanna Stay away from the TA truck stops here!! Lot Lizards EVERYWERE ;) dirty!
and yes we have Wall Marts Like Crazy here in Cali!
what department do they sell it at?

Lot lizards!!! I tell my hubby all the time to watch out that one didn't sneak a ride home with a driver. He is a rig mechanic for a large trucking company.

so am i kinda!! lol
i mainly work in my office!!! but when im not on the box im out playin mechanic:)
yea them Lot Lizards are all over the TA!!!!

LOL one of the drivers went out to the lot to bring one in for service last week and a female driver sat up on the edge of her bunk with just a short tshirt on. Ummmm...he was shocked!

There all over every truck stop. Lol I am currently driving a 2010 Pete.