painting aquarium hood

hey guys in the process of building a hood for the aquarium i have just built and was wondering what i should paint it with, iam looking to achieve a gloss white finish

 

I like rustoleum oil based paints.

~Will.

 

make sure you get led free paint and crylic latex, a lat of the spray can paint and oil base paints have cemicals the leaks in your tank bia salt creep and water splashes and if you have corals you will damage them so my best bet will be acrylic latex make sure in not flat you have to get semy gloss or gloss becuse flat has to many porse.... i have read abut this and i have personal expiriens, in a fresh water tank i had everything die in a month or two and i did not know what was going on.i had everything prefect ontill a freind toll me to check the paint and there it was, LED i kill 26 biscus that day at $45.00 dollar a pop i was pist for my stupidity.....

 

+1 on the crylic latex. I think your best bet for the inhabitants of the tank would be no paint at all but if paint is aesthetically necessary than make sure to research and find the safest paint possible (sorry, I don't really know what that might be)

 

Use a water sealer on the inside. If you just paint the outside of the hood, it will minimize the chances of contamination.

 

Personally, i use an oil-based paints for kitchen/bath. No bad chemicals in the glidden one at least.

 

thanks guys the plan was to seal the inside with a water wealer and paint the outside of the hood only. and all the adivice is much appreciated

 

You are welcome.

 

i know i asked all the questions before but i have everything all sorted now and i am ready almost ready to fill with water rock and sand, but i still havent sealed the inside of my hood, i was hoping to use some sort of clear water sealer but i cant find any that i can say with confidece wont leach and destroy my tank so i was wondering if you guys could help me out with your wealth of knowledge

 

check out this thread and video

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