spray piant toxicity

[wierdkid]

the outer casing (black shrink tubing like material) on my heater recently flaked off and i was wondering if spray paint (rustoleum black primer) could be used on it so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb? are there any toxicity concerns once its cured? will it flake off due to heating?

 

[Alshain]

Spray paint is extremely toxic and will seep chemicals into the tank. You could get some heat shrink though. Or just replace the heater.

 

[malkore]

heaters shed that black enamel all the time.
heating, cooling, light exposure, and the water...all slowly degrade the black stuff and make it flake off.

i just wouldn't even mess with it. let it flake off.

if you have a canister filter, look into the Hydor inline heaters, and then you can completely remove the clutter of an in-aquarium heater...its really nice.