bettasandfriends
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Hi Everyone. This is my first post, so hopefully I am doing this right!
I am struggling to decide what background to put on my tank. I have attached some pictures of the scape. It is a 60 x 40 x 40cm tank. It currently has a frosted backdrop from my previous scape which was a lot more crowded, but now that the scape has changed, the tank feels too bright and empty with the frosted background. I just think it looks weird but maybe that's just me.
I have therefore been contemplating either a dark background, a white to blue gradient background, or a lightscreen to make a white to blue gradient. My concern with a dark background is I do a lot of videography for my instagram page and I have found in the past that a dark background tends to create too much reflection both with my phone and my surroundings. That's why I am contemplating a white to blue gradient but then I don't know whether a sticky poster is fine or if it will only look good as a light screen. I also can't seem to find a lightscreen within the UK anyway, only on aliexpress and I am not keen on shipping a piece of glass from who knows where for like £80 + shipping costs. I also feel the tank already has a lot of light.
I am trying to keep the tank low maintenance hence all the buce, anubias and java fern, but it also feels a bit plain. Any suggestions regarding that aspect are also welcome.
What would you all suggest? Frosted, dark, white blue gradient, white blue light screen? And why?
I am struggling to decide what background to put on my tank. I have attached some pictures of the scape. It is a 60 x 40 x 40cm tank. It currently has a frosted backdrop from my previous scape which was a lot more crowded, but now that the scape has changed, the tank feels too bright and empty with the frosted background. I just think it looks weird but maybe that's just me.
I have therefore been contemplating either a dark background, a white to blue gradient background, or a lightscreen to make a white to blue gradient. My concern with a dark background is I do a lot of videography for my instagram page and I have found in the past that a dark background tends to create too much reflection both with my phone and my surroundings. That's why I am contemplating a white to blue gradient but then I don't know whether a sticky poster is fine or if it will only look good as a light screen. I also can't seem to find a lightscreen within the UK anyway, only on aliexpress and I am not keen on shipping a piece of glass from who knows where for like £80 + shipping costs. I also feel the tank already has a lot of light.
I am trying to keep the tank low maintenance hence all the buce, anubias and java fern, but it also feels a bit plain. Any suggestions regarding that aspect are also welcome.
What would you all suggest? Frosted, dark, white blue gradient, white blue light screen? And why?
