Staining Stand and Hood !

[Reefguide]

I need to stain my Stand and hood.

Questions: How bad can the fumes be for my reef? I plan on placing a fan blowing out a windows for a few hours to vent the fumes, anything I should consider? Maybe drape something over the tank as well??

 

[clamlvr]

use water based stain and urathane you should be fine IMO

 

[Anonymous]

I used water based stain on my canopy. I DO NOT IN ANY WAY like the finish it gave the wood. I should have just paid to have the color matched by a painter. I took a piece of wood into HD and had them color match it. I ended up with water based stain, and I HATE the finish up close. It looks like the stain is sitting on top of the wood, not penetrated into it.

Back to your origional question.
Is your tank on the stand right now? Does the tank have any inhabatants? IF not, go ahead and do what you want. wear a respirator (osha made me say that....) and stain away.

If you have animals in your tank, you might want to cover the tank for the first few hours, and also shut off your protien skimmer. Sucking the fumes directlyinto the water column is a bad idea.

I would move the canopy away from the tank, even if you have creatures in your tank. No chance of drips gettinginto the tank then.

It is better if you point the fan IN to bring in more fresh air, it will dilute/disperse the bad fumes better than just one fan pointing out trying to suck the bad stuff out. One fan in and one fan out at opposite ends of the room is the best way to get rid of fumes with just fans

Just my 2c.

Brett

 

[Casey1]

if you can take the stand off and do it in the garage or something. I used a gel based stain. Then applied 3 coats of sealant.

 

[Reefguide]

I should have been a bit more specific... My tank is up and running and doing very well so this scares me a bit... The canope I will stain off but the fumes are what scare me... I actually need to stain the floorboards in the room, the doorframe and the loovered closet door and frame... Quite a bit of fumes...

If I cover the tank shoudl I do anything to help with Oxygen?

 

[Reefguide]

Anyone else?? I already started and the smell is pretty bad... I have a fan going already !! Maybe pick up some carbon on the way home tommorow??

 

[Tybond]

Hi,

Just my 2c but what I would do is pretty dead on with the other posters comments. Turn off your skimmer so you won't be pumping the fumes in and place two fans in windows. one in and one out. then for my 2c, shut off the lights on your tank while you work so your fans in the hood of your tank won't need to be running and if you will be doing any high work by the aquarium, deffinetly cover it up with an old blanket so any dripps will not enter your tank.

hth
ty