Fish friendly lacquer?

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Soil

Soil

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Apr 21, 2008
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Hey monster people

I was thinking about getting some minature chinese statues for my tank..

.. and then I came across to gorgeous big ones today with 50% off so now I got two expensive statues which I cant put in the tank until I find a good lacquer. Any ideas?

(like so , but nicer)

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Hey Soil, what are the statues made from? You shouldn't need to lacquer them I wouldn't of thought. Oh and nice avatar pic :)
 
Hiya! thanks :) what kind of sh is it in your avatar?

Hm ya it is called laquer ware, so yes it should have some kind of coat, but you never know if it is fish friendly or will dissolve in water..

no ideas anyone? Im sure theres plenty of people sticking stuff in their tanks
 
I work at sherwin williams and there isn't a lacquer that I would recommend putting in a tank.

If anything I would a hard ureathane like helman meant for out door use. Brush it on give it a good two days to dry then out it in a ten gallon or just a bucket of water for two weeks.

Then try adding some inexpensive fish. maybe like two 5 dollar angels from petco.
people normally say use gold fish but I think those ****ers are immune to everything haha

Good luck.

oh and one last thing...the majority of lacquers that we carry have to be sprayed with an airless pump. there are very few that say they can be brushed on tho I don't believe it makes a difference. If it says you can only spray for a job like this I'd just brush it anyway
 
i had a red budda in my tank cleaned it everythong next moring i find 1 of my fish dead
 
Epoxy coatings are generally safe for the aquarium and non dissolving. It's the same stuff that pump makers use to water proof the electronics. I'd still run the test recommended by SkySouza after it dries.
 
Thanks people

Feels good to have an expert stating facts I've been wondering about for a while. I might look in to these two, but now I feel a bit scared to do any coating at all. Maybe its best to stick with whatever the original coating is, and try that on some feeders instead
 
^ +1 thats what i would say to do is just test it for a couple weeks or a month with some feeders!
 
An epoxy would work. We sell Macropoxy 646 which is a food grade product. That's what I would recommend if you really wanted a coat of something on there. Can be tinted to Just about any color you'd like.

I've heard of people using this to seal their plywood tanks. also a marine rep told my store that it was the same stuff as a marine epoxy used on boats.
 
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