spray painting background???

[roggy23]

ok if my trank is already set up is it ok to still be able to spray paint my background? will it harm the tank inhabitants including fish, like the fumes or odor?

 

[newfishliny]

Just cover the top of your tank really good( I mean really good}
Todays paints dry very fast , some dry in five minutes .
I have used krylon paint " fusion " it drys extra fast and it covers great.Remember spray lite coats , almost the first coat
a fine mist .
new fish
good luck

 

[robchuck]

It's possible to spray your tank with it running, but unless you do a perfect job of sealing off the tank, there is a chance of overspray getting into your tank. If you do attempt to spray, follow NewFishLINY's suggestion of thin coats; because a tank that gets sprayed while it's set up has gravity going against it (you might get runs if you're not careful).
A suggestion I would like to make if you're not 100% with spraying your tank and afraid that some overspray might make it into the water would be to use a detachable background. Purchase a thin sheet of acrylic from Home Depot and spraypaint a suitable background on that. Fasten it to the tank with velcro, two-sided tape, or such, and the results will appear almost as if you sprayed the tank.

 

[bildotang]

When I setup my new tank last weekend, I took the advice from my LFS. I bought a quart of outdoor latex paint in the color that I wanted, and rolled it onto the back of the tank. It took about 5 light coats to completely color the glass (about 6 hours start to finish), but it's really worth the effort. It didn't help that I used black as my color. I taped off my trim on top, and on the bottom, and used a small sponge roller to apply the paint. I also used a dry cloth with rubbing alcohol to make sure that no oil was on the glass before I painted.
By rolling the paint, you don't have to worry about overspray, and it'll come out just as good, if not better. Also, before you remove the tape, use a blade to cut the paint next to the trim on the tank, so that the latex doesn't pull off of the glass. IMO this is the best background that you can DIY.
HTH!

 

[newfishliny]

Originally posted by RobChuck
It's possible to spray your tank with it running, but unless you do a perfect job of sealing off the tank, there is a chance of overspray getting into your tank. If you do attempt to spray, follow NewFishLINY's suggestion of thin coats; because a tank that gets sprayed while it's set up has gravity going against it (you might get runs if you're not careful).
A suggestion I would like to make if you're not 100% with spraying your tank and afraid that some overspray might make it into the water would be to use a detachable background. Purchase a thin sheet of acrylic from Home Depot and spraypaint a suitable background on that. Fasten it to the tank with velcro, two-sided tape, or such, and the results will appear almost as if you sprayed the tank.

I did the exact Idea on another tank of mine it really works well also
new fish

 

[marlins #1]

Why would you spray paint your FISH TANK, especially after it is set up.
SPRAY PAINT IS FOR WALLS AND TAGGERS.
Do any of you paint. peace