cainechow Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I added substrate to my shrimp tank because the bottom was too reflective bare bottom and wanted a feeding dish. So time to break out the glass cutter and silicone. Eat, my pretties! (too bad the cell phone doesn't pickup the icy blue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'll take 3 please.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullymoto Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) on a side note; if you dont like the Bare bottom look, flip the tank over and spray paint the bottom. I personally like to use a light brown paint with a textured finish to it. It looks like a clay river bottom yet is Bare bottom. Edited May 15, 2013 by cullymoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Continuing the side note: Yeah. I had the bottom lined in black and it was a bit too mirror like. The shrimps seem to like picking over the sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octopusfilled Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 on a side note; if you dont like the Bare bottom look, flip the tank over and spray paint the bottom. I personally like to use a light brown paint with a textured finish to it. It looks like a clay river bottom yet is Bare bottom. That's a really simple yet clever idea that honestly never occurred to me. Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Nice Caine! I am too lazy and lack the talent, I think I will stick to the Ebiten ones . If you want non reflective bare bottom, I would have a place like Bow Valley make custom tanks with frosted glass. Edited May 15, 2013 by Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Uh oh. Ron stop giving me ideas for building tanks. I might just need to get a quote on black frosted glass for my next tank build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cgy_Betta_Guy Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Good idea... saw some cheap all white soy sauce dishes in chinatown for like 20 cents but that looks pretty nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I tried some little glass things from IKEA but they are too deep and the shrimps kinda disappear into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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