House Paint Around The Marine Tank

[shorty gee]

I wish to paint my living room to suit my tank. Im not sure on how to save my fish from the fumes. Or if it will affect them at all. Any help?

[Reefing Madness]

Shouldn't affect anything. Latex paint I would assume? I just painted my wall that the tank is on, no issues arose.

[ShooterRick]

Shouldn't affect anything. Latex paint I would assume? I just painted my wall that the tank is on, no issues arose.

Will be doing the same this summer. I will just toss a sheet over the whole thing to protect from splatter and go.

[shorty gee]

Shouldn't affect anything. Latex paint I would assume? I just painted my wall that the tank is on, no issues arose.

The paint is Interior Acrylic paint. This paint generally produces a lot of fumes. We painted behind our fresh water tank, and lost 2 Large Gold Compressicep. We had 2 big sheets doubled up on the tank, when we painted. Will this affect the marine tank at all.



Thanks for the advice........

[Reefing Madness]

Make sure you got the place aired out with fans when you are painting. Curious about your FW tank though. Did you drop any paint into the tank when doing it before?

[leebca]

Paint fumes has been one of the causes of tank poisoning. It depends on the type of paint. If you are using an alcohol or water based paint, then the fumes will likely be water soluable. I have known that painting in the next room to be a problem.