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PurestDJ Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 21 Registered: 12-Feb-2006	Just a quick question, due to too many escaping shrimp and need for extra light I'm making a hood for my tank out of some old shelves and am almost ready to finish it. I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of varnish/wax would be good as I don't want to kill my fish with anything too toxic!? Jim
Posted 16-Apr-2007 16:21
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	best thing i can say. is to search on your search engine of choise and search for DIY hoods and see what comes up. i search on DIY stuff for other things and have seen many articles on hood making also Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 17-Apr-2007 17:48
mobeyjack Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 9 Votes: 4 Registered: 29-Jan-2007	I have used a waterbase polyurethane on two hoods that I have built. The trick is the cure time, give the finish time to dry and gas off. Three coats! No wax, varnish or shellac! good luck.
Posted 17-Apr-2007 23:30
PurestDJ Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 21 Registered: 12-Feb-2006	Haven't even thought of polyurethane, I'll look into it. All the internet searches I've done have given really good advise on building but none on finishing
Posted 18-Apr-2007 16:13


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