need help asap

[cogburn]

we were just about to put the background on my new tank when we realized we dont have VEGETABLE oil we have CANOLA oil... will that work or should i not try it? isnt it basically the same thing?... HELLLLP!!!

thanks in advance

Larry

 

[neilanh]

i would guess it'd be the same result

 

[cogburn]

hahaha... i didnt wait... i used it... it worked great... i googled it and read a couple of places that said canola would work the same as veggie... the background is on and all is well thanks for the response

 

[missileman]

The point is you want an oil that.
1. is food grade so it doesn't poison the tank if any gets in.
2. is liquid at room temp.
Peanut oil, sesamie seed oil, extra virgin olive oil, ect... will all work.

 

[TheNamelessPoet]

forgive my ignorance but whats with the oil?

 

[neilanh]

you can use oil to apply the plastic backgrounds you get at an LFS. The oil causes the background to adhere to the back of the tank, and using a straight edge, like a credit card, you can work all of the air bubbles out, and get the background on making it look as good as paint.

 

[joy13]

forgive my ignorance but whats with the oil?

To put the plastic background on the tank without the use of tape.

 

[TheNamelessPoet]

REALLY!!! I have to get a background for my tank... now i know how to put it on thanks

 

[cwt]

hmm, think I might have to do that to my 30G. Background has never been very even on it.

btw, most 'vegetable' oil nowadays is soybean oil. Not that different from canola, canola might be a bit lighter weight. Shouldn't matter.

Edit: just tried it, with some spray canola oil. Not bad, but tough to get the last little bubbles out. Good enough for me though!