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Looks really great!!!  
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I was thinking of re-doin my 90gal too. . . 
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I am building a stand and am ready to coat it with something but am not sure what to use.
Are all stains waterproof?
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Originally posted by Nano_Reefer Nano_Reefer wrote:

Originally posted by sukie sukie wrote:

I was thinking of re-doin my 90gal too. . . 

Thanks Sukie.
What did you want to redo on your 90?


I'm thinking of gutting the whole insides and redo'in it all.LOL  Right now the majanos are taking over. . . Dead
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Originally posted by leafeater leafeater wrote:

I am building a stand and am ready to coat it with something but am not sure what to use.
Are all stains waterproof?



I do not know if stains themselves are water proof. I am using a spar urethane. I have cedar wood so I used no stains.
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I would love to know if their is or if stains are waterproof, but for the current stand that I am building I went with standard Primer.  So far it looks great and I hope that it will repel any minor water spillage once it is complete.

We'll see.

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For the most part a stain simply stains and seals the wood prior to applying the finish coat. If you want to leave the wood natural looking you would have to apply a coat of dainish oil pierodically to maintain water repellancy. It's probibly better to apply a finish coat of polyurathane or spar varnish. These products come in a variety of sheens from Flat to High Gloss. Higher gloss finishes show imperfections more and require sanding between each coat. With satin or eggshell finishes once the surface is smooth you probibly don't have to sand between coats.
 
If you are going to paint the stand you don't have to stain it first. Apply a good primer, Sand well then apply your paint. If the surface is rough sand it again and apply a second coat of paint and your done.
 
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Thanks for the advice.

I have primed, sanded and primed again. I just picked up some eggshell black paint from Lowes today and will paint tomorrow.
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If you are using a Water Base Paint make sure you give it pleanty of time to dry. Most water based paints will dry to the touch in about 1 hour but they are not completely cured for about a week. If you put your tank on the stand too soon the paint will bond to the bottom of the tank after a day or so and you will have a hard time removing it if you ever need to and it will probibly pull the finish off when it comes loose.
 
Oil based paint dries slower but cures faster. It will be ready to go in a couple days.
 
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I should know what kind of paint I bought, but I will have to look. 
Thanks for the heads up.  I will take it slow and not get too anxious to see how
the tank looks on the stand.

I did get it painted today and it looks good.

Thanks for all your help and advice.
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Great. Post a few pics when its finished.Thumbs Up
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