Painting Plexiglas

[bunker_1]

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??

 

[Pure]

Why paint it?

 

[bunker_1]

I just feel if they can't see each other, it would reduce stress??

 

[Pure]

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.

 

[bunker_1]

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!!

 

[Rayneuki]

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.

 

[bunker_1]

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.

 

[brian1973]

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.

 

[bunker_1]

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