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04-21-2008, 02:02 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25
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|  Safe paint for inside of tank?
I am redoing my 1" bulkhead drain plumbing from all threaded/barbed fittings to all slip fit fittings. The treaded fittings/barbed fittings only have a 3/4" inside diameter, whereas the slip fittings have a full 1" inside diameter.
Unfortunately I cannot find the one fitting I will be using inside of tank in black. Is there any paint that I could use to paint this fitting black that would be safe for my tank? | 
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04-21-2008, 02:18 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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personally if its just for aesthetics, i wouldnt do it, the less foreign objects in a tank i.e paint, the better | |
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04-21-2008, 02:20 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25
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Thats what I was thinking as well....I was just wondering if there was a safe solution.
Im sure after a few months I wouldn't even be able to tell it was white anyway... | |
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04-21-2008, 03:11 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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why don't you look into boat paint, they have paint specifically designed for the bottom of boats, I guess you could use that, or at least look into it. | 
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04-21-2008, 03:14 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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Originally Posted by GuitarMan89  why don't you look into boat paint, they have paint specifically designed for the bottom of boats, I guess you could use that, or at least look into it. |
Whoooa... 
Bottom paint for boats is heavily treated with zinc and lord knows what other heavy metals and toxins to reduce marine growth...
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04-21-2008, 03:57 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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woops, didn't know about the marine paint | |
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04-21-2008, 05:19 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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I personally wouldnt paint anything around or near, much less, inside the tank. I know that some of you guys would disagree with me, but Im a firm believer that the tank is a big sponge. It absorbs everything around it, like windex, pine sol etc etc. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-21-2008, 05:37 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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If this is a clear material, wouldn't painting the outside black provide the same results ?
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04-21-2008, 05:52 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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the "meer thought " of painting the inside of a fish tank ? with any thing' even if were to buy a water based paint' you'd have it scrape off when trying to scrape algea off the inner walls.. ( look like a tank from hell ) after bout a month. ( imo )
bad idea i should think. | |
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