So my dad just made a nice simple hood to hold a double 20 watt lighting system (40 watts total). We let the oil paint off gas for a week and could not smell anything coming off of it. We put it on the tank at night but didn't turn the light on right away as it was past the photo period for the day. The next morning everything looked great in the tank. The light came on at 1 pm and by 5 pm the gouramis eye had bulged almost out of his head. All other fish were fine and I thought I had a infection happening in the tank. I treated for popeye but every day the fish looked great in the mornign and horrible as the day went on.
I figure that as the lights get warm they are driving out more fumes in the coating and this is aggrivating the gourami. I have removed the hood for now and will let it offgas for another week. Things look good in the tank (as far as the eye goes).
Just a little warning to watch your fish closely and to make sure that you let any coated hood off gas for a considerable amount of time.
I figure that as the lights get warm they are driving out more fumes in the coating and this is aggrivating the gourami. I have removed the hood for now and will let it offgas for another week. Things look good in the tank (as far as the eye goes).
Just a little warning to watch your fish closely and to make sure that you let any coated hood off gas for a considerable amount of time.