Fish Room Color

[dogboy]

Originally Posted by BCOrchidGuy

Oh yeah, I'd go for flat, not glossy or you'll end up with glare off lights etc...

You may get less glare but a flat finish is darn near impossible to wash and any water splash marks on the wall end up being super difficult to remove.

The walls in my basment were painted with a lower gloss flat finish and every time water dripped down the wall from a splash during maintenance left a mark behind--even after lots of scrubbing when i eventually took the tank down.

A little glare may be a trade off for a more cleanable surface IMO and IMWO (in my wife's opinion) who did most of the scrubbing

[mark]

When I set up the room for my sump used the green aquaboard, primed then top coat with CIL Dulux Kitchen and Bath Satin (very slight grey tint).

On the wall behind the sump near when the skimmer and returns discharge, I know I get a little salt on the wall. Just checked and see in a area the size of my palm the paint there is little rough, not bubbling but feels and looks a slightly bumpy. This is after close to a year and imagine only since it's continuesly exposed. Other areas where I know I've splashed water and wiped, no problems with marks and smooth.

Guess I'll get going on that cover.