How to make random decor reef safe?

AquaLoco · Oct 22, 2015

I have watched the guys on Tanked "paint" all manner of items to make them aquarium safe, including metallic items and a piece of the Berlin wall.

Anybody here know what is used and where to get it?

Thanks in advance,

Adrian from San Diego

AquaLoco · Oct 23, 2015

Anybody have any ideas?

AquaLoco · Oct 24, 2015

Is this post not in the right area? If that is so, could one of the Admins please move it?

Thank you very much :)

Randy Holmes-Farley · Oct 24, 2015

What exactly do you want to coat?

I'm not sure what they use, and I'm not sure I'd take advice from that show, but if I wanted to protect something that would otherwise be a problem, an epoxy coating might be the answer. This sort of thing, although I've not used it myself:

http://protective.sherwin-williams.com/tools/epoxy-coating-troubleshooting/

Long term, I think you are better off not using something that might damage the tank if a small hole developed. So I'd avoid most metal parts, and some (like certain grades of stainless steel) do not need a coating.