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niloc16
11-13-2006, 03:26 AM
i'm doing a mod to mount tunzes to wavy seas and i was wondering if this paint is 100% safe for reef tanks. i'm doing the same idea as fudge with his mounting idea but i was thinking of painting the pvc coupling.
dirtyreefer
11-13-2006, 03:59 AM
Yes
niloc16
11-13-2006, 04:04 AM
cool. i'm not saying i dont believe you by any means but where is the info to prove it. i've tried searching but find nothing. i found that people have been using it the past little while but no definitive information
AndyL
11-13-2006, 04:07 AM
Many have used it for many years...

My 65 is full of pvc painted in krylon epoxy enamel (built a manifold for the return). Been running just fine since 05...

You wont find any statistical data - krylon has no interest in marketing for aquarium use... Heck you can't even get silicone that doesn't say "not for aquariums" anymore.
niloc16
11-13-2006, 04:43 AM
good point. thanks guys. i was just be cautious.
Reefhawk1
11-13-2006, 05:21 AM
Where can buy find Krylon paint? I purchased it from Home Depot in the past but they stopped carrying it.
niloc16
11-13-2006, 05:29 AM
havent looked yet, but i am going to this weekend.
AndyL
11-13-2006, 05:47 AM
Should be found at rona, canadian tire, walmart among many others... Not particularly hard to find.
Tarolisol
11-13-2006, 05:59 AM
So this stuff is safe to use on stuff submerged in the tank?
niloc16
11-13-2006, 06:53 AM
i should have clarified like tarolisol. i wanted to submerge the parts that i paint with this.
Cameron
11-13-2006, 10:06 AM
Any plastics store.

Industrial Plastics and Paints I think their site is www.ippnet.com
AndyL
11-13-2006, 03:52 PM
Yes... Reef safe... Do a frigging search if you really dont believe it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=969635&highlight=krylon
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=965996&highlight=krylon
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=964869&highlight=krylon
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=964601&highlight=krylon
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=961378&highlight=krylon

I know... Such a hard answer to find... Seeing as all those threads are about this same question... and are all from the month of november 2006.
Delphinus
11-13-2006, 03:59 PM
Golly - did someone step in your cornflakes this morning there? I know it's Monday, but .... Don't forget that 1) RC's search doesn't always let you in, 2) not everybody knows how to googlesearch RC, and 3) It's nice to have the knowledge content of THIS board grow, not just direct everyone to some American board. I see that come up time and again and frankly, we're a different board here, we don't need to send people off to other online resources when we have the knowledge pool here as well.
AndyL
11-13-2006, 04:14 PM
No timmies in my hand yet :)

Ok... It's also been done to death here on canreef... 19 threads if you search for krylon here too!
Delphinus
11-13-2006, 04:27 PM
No Timmies? :eek: Well that's no good! Correct that at once! Tell your boss or anyone who questions it that I said it was OK to go get some. (Man now that you mention it .. I need some too!!! :lol:)

Any-hoo .... Hmmm Ok.. sorry my bad, I remember seeing "Krylon" many times but didn't remember a specific instance where it was specifically mentioned as safe to use under the waterline (mostly because apparently I wasn't paying close enough attention). Guess I just learnt something new too then.
AndyL
11-13-2006, 04:41 PM
LMAO - so tell myself to get off my arse and go get some kawfy? Damn, slavedrivers!

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/cgyreefer/reef/65g050314startup.jpg
That's my 65g FOWLR... Now you guys know me... I'm cheap - figure that's black PVC? That was taken march 14th 05, shortly before filling. There's a full 10' length of pvc in there... 12 assorted Fittings, all painted black with Krylon fusion epoxy enamel - I admit it, I liked the mention of "epoxy" better than the regular fusion...

No unexplained deaths (it was all that goshdarned 6bar that beat the crap outta everyone). Albeit not full reef. My 3g nano the intake for the AC300 is painted in leftovers from the 65... Should I go take a picture of my hair algae / coral farm?
Kabong
11-13-2006, 05:10 PM
My urchin chewed it off my Mag-Brush that I had painted and he's still alive.
So one would conclude that after curing its pretty much inert.