Sealing a Plywood Aquarium

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BigFATTurtle

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Everyone....

Another question: Do I have to use the 2 Part Epoxy paints to seal the aquarium? Can i use Epoxy Resins? How about a product called Liquid Rubber? Is Fiberglass Resin useable?

Do you paint over these products after they are cured? If it's a clear product, do you paint under them?

Sorry for the dumb questions...trying to figure this all out before I take the plunge.
 
resin is a good solution. you gotta add pigment to it in order to colour it.

epoxy paint is a mess to work with, but it's also fine, and you can also add colour to it.

liquid rubber is different. it's, actually, rubber, but in the liquid form ;)
so it's black but i think you can order it in other colours, but i may be mistaking on that one...
 
Thanks! Any idea where to get this stuff? I've found most of it on the net, but then the shipping costs are crazy! I checked lowes and home depot, but about the only 2 part epoxy paints or resins they have are the garage floor finishing systems. I assume those are not safe for fish/turtles, correct?
 
I would imagine some of the epoxy resins are available and stores that sell boating supplies as a big application for epoxy is boat repair. Also try paint supply places.
 
I believe so or at least other people on the board have used it. Try searching for it in this forum.
 
Polyester (fiberglass) resin and gelcoat is probably the most widely available fish-safe sealing option. Read the build thread in my signature and do some searching, there are dozens and dozens of plywood builds logged on this site with many sealing options discussed.

USComposites.com is a relatively high quality, low cost supplier of some epoxy and polyester resins and associated materials.

Pond armor is a great product but it has a price tag that IMO is out of whack with what you are getting. Personally unless I had money to burn, I would not use it.
 
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