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Topic: safe paint
Posted By: farstar
Subject: safe paint
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 5:38pm
Just used an aquarium safe product called "holdfast" to glue some rocks together.  Now the white glue needs to be painted brown.  I read I can use an acrylic, craft paint and let it dry for 24 hrs and it would not be toxic?  Any comments please. 



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Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 6:09pm
Do you have to paint it?  It will turn brown/purple/green all by itself given time.

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Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 6:47pm
I wouldn't paint anything that I was going to put in my tank! within 6 months it will color with  corraline and other good stuff

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Jeff
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 11:39pm

There is a reef safe two part epoxy and then there is superglue. Both of these are completely safe for marine fish and invertebrates. The claim by a manufaturer that a product is "aquarium safe" cannot be trusted at face value. Most aquariums are freshwater and do not house marine invertebrates or marine algae. Can you tell us more detail about this aquarium safe glue. Full name, manufacturer etc. I know of a marine paint that claims to be good, but it can also flake off of some surfaces. I am with the rest. I would never put paint into my reef aquarium. There is a painted plywood tank in our midst. Perhaps Keodog will chime in here.

Please forgive me for writing this. I don't want to offend you, but it appears to me, after reading your other topics, that you have done some things a little differently. This could lead to later problems with keeping things alive. I am pleased that you are asking questions here. I believe that you may benefit from asking us what to do next, before you do things, if you want to avoid something that costs needless money and even organism death.

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Posted By: KeoDog
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 7:31am

The paint I used on my tank was a 2 part epoxy paint that is certified for pottable storage.  It is the same paint used to coat the inside of water towers.  The smallest amount you can buy is 1 gal. and it costs around $40 and up.  It also only comes in white but it can be tinted.  The only problem when they tint it, they will not garantee it is still safe.

One thing I have heard of people doing to hide their white pvc is to use the purple primer for pvc to paint the pipe.  This might work for the hold fast but I agree with Jeff and Jon, it will change colors by itself naturally.



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Kevin Kunz (Sandy, UT)
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Posted By: farstar
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 9:52am
The product is called Holdfast- bonds live rock slate, plants and coral and it is manufactured by Marineland (www.marineland.com) and distributed by Aquarium Systems. Thanks for all your help and feedback.


Posted By: jeffras
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 10:16am
What is it that you are gluing down?

I have used this before and usually whatever it is that I am placing (gsp, zoos,etc) grows over the epoxy within a few months. I wouldn't worry about painting anything. Instead try placing something that may cover it around the epoxy. Maybe mushrooms would do the trick.

Jeff


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Posted By: farstar
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 4:07pm
Jeffras-gluing atrifical rocks together for a more vertical aguascape.  Thanks.


Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 10:24pm
LR is one of the major components of reef aquarium filtration. I couldn't have a tank without it. I'm wondering why you chose to use artificial rocks. Do you mind discussing it?

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