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Building new ATBA
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Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:32 pmby turtlesaround
Ok so I know pretty much what I am going to do to build everything. I am going to make a wood ATBA. My question is, what should I use to seal the wood to prevent moisture damage? I know that epoxy resin paint is safe, but I cannot get my hands on any of that in this area. Thanks![/img]
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Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:46 pmby MoreBloodWine
ATBA ?
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Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:56 pmby PcBuilder14
Above Tank Basking Area
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Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:00 pmby MoreBloodWine
PcBuilder14 wrote:Above Tank Basking Area
Gotcha and ty
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:26 amby steve
I believe marine paint would be the way to go in most situations.
Is there contact with the water? If so, then I would consider a different type of material (ceramic, plastic, cork bark).
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:50 pmby turtlesaround
There would be no contact with the water. I'm just trying to find something to protect the wood, like on the inside of a fish tank canopy. The problem with the marine paint is that there is no one around here who sells it, and I have no way to order it off of the internet.
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:20 pmby Fuzzy Hamster
If it is not going in the water and marine paint is not an option then look at epoxy resins, preferably the ones for marines application rather than the automotive variety. You might also want to have a look at Solarez poly resin, since it doesn't require a separate catalyst, although I'm not sure what kind of availability you would have locally. Their website is
http://www.solarez.com/index.php