HELP WITH PVC, PAINT & PLECOS

[Hooked Newbie]

you can use krylon fusion and paint anything you want in the aquarium. its the only paint other than pool paint than can be in the tank and safe.

DING DING DING.... and we have a winner!

Krylon Fusion is perfectly safe. Just give it enough time to cure (2-3 days).

 

[bghill]

You should be fine using Krylon Fusion. I recently painted all my filter intakes, and spray bars with this. Just let it air dry for the full 7 days and it will be safe. When looking for the Krylon I had a bit of a hard time finding black as every store just had these crazy designer colurs like Mullberry, Avacado, Camo, Mint Tea and others. Make sure it is the Fusion line though because Krylon make a lot of different types of spray paint.

 

[tennesseemom]

For pleco caves, Kens fish has some nice pleco caves on his site that I want to try. For now though, I needed something large so I soaked 2 large terra cotta planters in water for a few days, then scored a line around the lenght. I took a screwdriver and hammer and was able to break the pots along the line all the way around. Then for the bottom, I just took pliers and broke that off. Layers all 4 pieces on top of each other, and now I never see the pleco so I guess he's happy. I tried PVC but just didn't like it.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

You can also try www.southcentralcichlids.com. I bought a few different caves from them at the ACA and they're great.

 

[AnDr3w]

Krylon Fusion works great. I have 2 plecos in their with pvc and paint.

 

[chazsgirl]

Thanks for all your help! i will look for Krylon Fusion and will try it out!