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I really cant make up my mind . guess i will have to have a week of each and see what the wife likes

yeah im edging that way Andy . cheers

As promised , pics of my tank with various backgrounds including a mirrored one . BLACK BACKGROUND , ANGLED VIEW . BLACK BACKGROUND , STRAIGHT ON VIEW . LIGHT GREEN/BLUE BACKGROUND , STRAIGHT ON VIEW . MIRRORED BACKGROUND , SLIGHTLY ANGLED VIEW . MIRRORED BACKGROUND , STRAIGHT ON VIEW ...

Yeah i had that idea to line the hood with it . Have reflectors but im sure mylar would increase light levels . thanks for the tip

Im not sure if im allowed to paster links , and if so i apologise , but this site seems really cheap for mylar and you dont have to buy a full roll . 1-hydroponics.co.uk

Finally found it lol . Its called mylar and it def looks promising to boost the light levels . However , i think i will try the mirror first as i want to see what it looks like and i want to see if it makes the tank look deeper and more heavily planted . Hopefully pics will be on here at weekend...

never heard of mylor , will google it now and take a look . cheers

Well ordered the mirror and im gonna see what it looks like . Tried a couple of other background colours too , black background (looks very dark with black sand) and one that says its the colour mint on the paint tin . But in reality its a very light blue/green . Will try to post pics at the...

Thanks christie . Yeah staring at my mug whilst eating my tea may def put me off the idea easer lol . I just def think it has the same sort of principal as the reflectors we all use .

Thanks for the reply spyder will bear what you said and be more patient then . Im also hoping the mirror will make the tank look deeper and therefore more densley planted , an illusion so to speak .

Hi all , not new to fish keeping and had several tanks over the years , mainly cichlid based . However i am a bit uncertain about plants and lighting in the aquarium . With having mainly cichlid tanks they havent been heavily planted to say the least , amazon swords and java fern where about my...