How to spray paint a glass aquarium:
It is very simple to clean your
fish tank & spray paint aquarium background & its bottom. The advantage of
coloring aquarium is to offer a beautiful background, & fish, decoration
& plants look attractive in aquarium with stunning bottom & background.
Apart from beauty fish live a healthy life in natural bottom & background,
& nature is always colorful.
Tools needed to spray paint aquarium background & bottom:
- Spray paint or any other paint that can stick to aquarium glass.
- Masking tape can be used to cover the area which should not be painted.
- Glass cleaner or any soapy water in spray bottle can be used to clean aquarium.
- Cloth for wiping dust off.
Step: How to apply paint to your aquarium bottom & background:
In this video I will show you how to spray paint glass aquarium:
How to spray paint aquarium
It is safe to use blue or black
color for fish tank background. I choose to use blue Krylon paint to accomplish
this task & I got it from Ebay for just 15 bucks. Only 1 spray paint bottle
allowed me to offer 2 coats to bottom & background of my 4 feet fish tank.
Watch the video tutorial which shows step by step process of spraying aquarium
background & bottom.
Step 1: Wipe the dust off using cloth:
Wipe the dust off using cloth
It is simple to spray paint aquarium
background & its bottom. When cleaning aquarium first wipe the dust off.
Use cloth & start cleaning from one end of the aquarium to the other &
do not clean in circular motion because it will spread the dust around. For
good cleaning it is better to use glass cleaner or add few drops of dish
washing liquid in a spray bottle & shake it properly.
Step 2: Use glass cleaner to clean aquarium & apply masking tape to cover outside area:
Clean glass using glass cleaner & apply masking tape
Use the soapy water or glass
cleaner to clean the bottom of fish tank first. I am using masking tape to
cover the area which should not be painted but some people use newspaper. The
most important part of this project is using spray paint & I am using Krylon
Fusion for this purpose. It bonds perfectly to the glass & it is a blue
color paint.
Step 3: Spray paint the bottom of aquarium:
Spray paint the bottom of aquarium
For good finishing spray paint in
sweeping motion from side to side & the distance b/w spray paint bottle &
aquarium is recommended to be 8 inches. The tank glass can be handled after 1
hour. Any additional course can be applied within 24 hours or after 7 days. The
bottom of the tank is completed with good finishing. I want to spray blue color
at the back of my fish tank.
Step 4: Spray paint the back of aquarium:
Spray paint the back of aquarium
I will repeat the same procedure
for back of my aquarium again. I will wipe out the dirt, clean the surface, use
masking tape & apply paint. Also I will make sure to wait for the paint to
dry before handling the aquarium. You can use multiple coats of paint but have
to wait for applying next coat. I am very happy with the finishing & it
looks amazing.
Pros & cons of painting glass aquarium:
Fancy aquariums have colorful
bottom & background. Painting background is very easy & cheap, &
does not require any skills. You can customize your aquarium as you want &
apply multiple colors of paint. However, it limits the visibility because you
can clearly look at your fish with no background & it can put stress on
some fish. Also background makes fish tank darker & light will be required
to see fish.
Suggestions or Feedback:
I hope you have enjoyed reading
this tutorial. You can watch the video tutorial for more information about
these steps. Thanks for reading this post & enjoy the rest of your day.
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