Hi Guys,
Im building a new tank. its kinda big, so most of it (besides the front pane) is made of plywood. I need some suggestions, preferably based on experiences for the type of paints to use. I want to paint it black, and i really need to know that it want hurt the occupants, there will be a chambered Nautilus and other rare critters in there so i would like to keep the OOOpps to a minimum.
The Tank is 40" high 78" long 7" deep at the bottom and 24" deep at the top. The idea is it looks like you are looking at a steep reef drop of/slope.
Ply wood all round 2 X 3/4 plywood with 3/4 plywood braces. All seems and joints glued with polyurathene waterproof glue and screwed every 3". I wont get into th plumbing as this tank will be connected to and is the last in a series of tanks to make up deep ocean, reef, shoreline/tidepool system that adds up to 4 tanks and around 750 gls all connected with almost no mechanical filtration and only some charcoal with bypass sytems (so little and really really little critters can make it through out the system if fate feels the need.
I keep saying ill get a site going for all this so you can see it but Hum......
Heres what has been proposed so far let me know what you think and any experiences you have.
1. Swimming pool rubberised acrylic, only avaiable in Blue and grey
2. 2 part appoxi marine boat paint (cant find this anywhere so far !!!!)
3. Fiberglass resin, tinted (with out the glass) so paint the ressin witha brush and let set ??
4. enamel paint covered with, clear two part appoxi varnish (i have no idea)
Let me know. So far i need to contact the No 1 option manufacture ass it seems to be the cheapest and the most logical solution.
Number two seems to be the most sugessted on the web but mostly old articles. Any info would be very usefull.



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