fish-safe paint

[snowangeltae]

I have some rocks that I would like to paint and put them in my 80 gal freshwater aquarium. Anybody know of what paints are "fish-safe"? How about painting them and then coating them w/ epoxy?

 

[StyleUK]

I would'nt paint any rocks and put them in my tank, I would'nt trust it to be honest unless I knew it was going to be 100% safe, i'm sure theres a type of paint tho, try google for fish safe paints maybe you'll find a quicker awnser there. And i'm not sure about the epoxy having never used it myself, you'll have to wait until one of our experts replys, sorry I could'nt help that much. Hope it helps a little.

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[SpaceButler]

Only stuff I can think of is pool paint. But you might be stuck with only white and blue, and who knows how long it lasts.

 

[greenfish]

I know that some people who make plywood tanks paint the inside. I think they use some kind of marine paint but I don't know the details.

 

[Toirtis]

Marine epoxy...and it ain't cheap (about $60/gallon, if memory serves).

 

[BASSNMAN]

You can get coloring pigment for epoxy so you kill 2 birds with one stone. After coating, let them set out till you can't smell the epoxy. You can also add sand to the mix if you want a different texture.

 

[buggsmarinetank]

how about just buying colored rock in the color that you like, then you dont risk killing your investment?

 

[malkore]

Or not painting the rocks weird colors, and going for a more natural look?

 

[snowangeltae]

Well, the substrate I currently have is black and white. My background is black, also. The rocks I want to paint are a whitish color, but have some brownish red and I just want them solid white or black. I was hoping to save some money by painting them instead of buying. But, I can't even find anybody that sells decent looking rocks. I live in San Antonio, TX and there's a lot of cool looking limestone, but that's a no no in aquariums. I've looked around in areas where the area is being cleared for building homes or offices, but I'm not finding what I want. Had I thought ahead, I probably would have done a more natural looking tank, but I'm not about to change out the substrate in an 80 gal aquarium.