HELP WITH PVC, PAINT & PLECOS

[chazsgirl]

OK I went to home depot and found a few perfect pieces of pvc pipe that i want to put into my tank, now i wanted it colored but they of course only had white. I purchased some direct to plastic spray paint,
QUESTION IS! if I spray painted all of these and let them dry and adhere for the full 7days would they be ok with the plecos sucking on it? I know that they would spend more time sucking on the inside(WHICH ONLY A FEW I WAS GOING TO PAINT THE INSIDE). If not could I put a sealant over it to be more protective? WHAT CAN I DO?? Help!!! :help::help::help:

 

[TwoTankAmin]

For the most part fish and paint do not mix. I would never even consider doing this.

Buy some slate or terracotta caves.

 

[chazsgirl]

what if i put a few coats of sealant on it? Hubbie did that with some rock structures and everyone in both his tanks are happy and healthy.

 

[Virtuoso2K12]

don't risk it!

 

[chazsgirl]

thanks, I will just go with the white! it won't look as good but the plecos will like it!
so there is no fish safe paint of any kind out there?

 

[Madcrawdad]

Try a search here on 'Krylon'... I've seen many threads where people use it in their tanks.

If you decide not to paint the PVC, you can always try gluing gravel to the pipe with silcone sealant.

 

[fishorama]

Home depot also sells black ABS pipe in 2 ft sections. It doesn't sink though so you have to weight it down or silicone some rocks to it.

 

[dudley]

You can always use Rit dye to color the PVC pipe. Just follow the instructions on the box. This will not work for CPVC!

 

[The Zigman]

Just scuff the pvc with some scotchbrite to roughen up the surface..
it'll be covered with algae soon anyway..

 

[customdrum]

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.