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Old 05-25-2011, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sphelps View Post
I would personally paint the back glass black, those backdrops don't usually work that well IME.
+1, I didn't paint and couldn't after it was setup. I used a black drop on the back. It works fine, but I also used a bit of duct tape on the top each of the drop/tank in order that water didn't drip down the back of the tank between the glass and the black bg.
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