Paint/Scratch Question

I bought a used acrylic tank. It is in good shape, save for some scratches (of course) and some fake decorations glued to the back. I have removed the decor, but the adhesive used wont come off. I am wanting to paint over all of this, but I am worried about painting inside the tank. I know Krylon Fusion can be used on the outside of the back, but what about the inside (it is black presently, except for the spot of adhesive. I will search for scratch removal tips, but if anyone has some, throw them in. Thanks.

 

alarsuel

if this is going to be a reef tank , will the adhesive still be visible when the rock work is in place ?
is it going to be viewed from 2 faces as a room divider?

if not

I dont know about painting inside - but if you paint the back of the tank once the rock is in place and the coralline starts to grow, I doubt you will notice or even be able to see much of the tank back wall

Steve

 

Theres nothing to add to his stated, the man knows his stuff!!! lol



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Thanks for the help, Steve. It will be a reef tank with a good amount of rock work. The issue is that some of these white-brown adhesive spots are up higher than the rock will go (almost up to the overflow). I have been scraping it the best I can with an acrylic scraper, then a flat head screwdriver. The scratches on the black aren't really visible so I'm not worried about scratching it. I'm just the kind of guy that will have trouble noticing the beauty of the rest of the tank if there are spots dotting the back. My LFS guy suggested maybe brushing some black silicone over the spots to cover them. What do you think of this idea? Thanks.

Aaron

 

the black silicone idea, sounds like a good one to me
I have never seen any black silicone for aquarium use - just make sure it is suitable for aquarium use as some of the bathroom/ tile type silicones have fungcides in them to prevent mold and midlew etc

Steve