Ceramic or Porcelin Tiles???

[dean9922]

as stated in my previous post, i am starting a 290 gallon plywood build and am wondering if you could use either porcelin or ceramic tiles on the back wall. Home Depot has some pretty nice tile and was wondering if you siliconed the tiles into place if that would work or not????

something like this would look pretty good

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/hampton-bay-5-8-x-2-4-6-river-rock-8mm/834328

Thanks

 

[harleyboy]

Ya after plywood is waterproofed u can silicone the tiles on back wall with Ge1 wait 2 weeks before adding fish I learnt the hard way

 

[Oddball]

Porcelain tile is more dense than ceramic tile and has a water absorption rate of 0.5%. Ceramic absorbs more than 10 times the water porcelain does and is not meant for exterior use or wetroom (bathroom, kitchen, mudroom, etc.) use.

 

[dean9922]

ok great!!! that's good to know!!!

 

[Mr.Manaconda]

What about slate tiles? Nice natural patterning, chemically inert, and non porous.

 

[FishNCash]

I used porcelain. Avoid buying china made tile if possible. The issue here is lead might leech into your water. Check out my tile thread.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...4479-Added-Terra-Cotta-Tile-what-do-you-think


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[dean9922]

i will check into slate also

 

[Yoimbrian]

I've seen slate. It looks a lot more natural than tile (because it is natural) and is completely safe. Only problem is its heavier so a little hard to install I'd imagine.


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