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10-01-2008, 11:18 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati
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|  Painting Plexiglas I am going to use plex as a tank divider for my angel tank. I was wondering if anyone knows a safe way to paint it? I have seen ways to paint other things, but not really anything on plex. Any ideas??
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10-01-2008, 01:54 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati
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| I just feel if they can't see each other, it would reduce stress??
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10-01-2008, 02:04 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| It may, but I know plenty of angel breeders who don't paint it. If you want to paint it look for what ever paint is used for the inside of a tank. I forget what it's called but I think it's for marine purposes. Someone else should know what it's called. |
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10-01-2008, 02:09 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati
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| I guess I should try it with out the paint and see if it makes a difference. If it doesn't, then I will worry about it. I just wanted to get some infor before I get home. Thanks Pure and congrats again on the pic of the month!!
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10-02-2008, 08:08 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Memphis, TN
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| It's potable water tank paint. It's used to paint the inside of water tanks for cities and stuff. Not poisonous in the least. I don't know if it'll work on plexiglass but it's worth a try. Would some sort of plastic work? Like using a dark plastic divider? So that it's not see-through-able for the fishies.
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10-03-2008, 11:48 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati
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| I got the plex from work, they were about to trash it. If I can't get it to do what I need, I will look into something like what you are talking about.
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10-04-2008, 12:13 AM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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| HMMM..thought you were getting some Discus..what happened there? I would think paint would peel of plexiglass easy after being submerged for a while which could be bad if a fish decided to eat it, I would go plain..or paint a small piece and submerge it for a while to see what happens.
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10-05-2008, 10:43 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati
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| I am still working on the Discus. I need to get some 29g tanks for pairs. I figured that trying this with the angels would be better than trying it with discus. We are FOR SURE getting some, but I have a ton of work to do before. BTW, we had a great time at Ockoberfest Zinnzinnati
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