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I am building lots of cages this month for my new breeding facility and want to make sure I am using the correct sealer. I have been told to use "two part epoxy paint for potable water tanks (NSF61/USDA/ANSI/AWWA and FDA certified and approaved" Is that the correct stuff it seams like it would be ok because it doesn't offgass any chemichals after it drys. They use it in building fish plywood fish tanks with acrylic fronts to seal the plywood where water will touch it. Is that what I should use? IF not what should I use? Thank you very much for your help!

Regards,

jason@beardeddragons.biz

Just an opinion, but I would say it's OK if it is approved for aquarium use. It seems that a fish would be far more sensitive to toxic substances than a BD.

thx

sounds ok ....

I built a wood top for my saltwater reef.... for the lights
I used a marine grade poly* that keeps the wood in a "natural" finish and it's holding up well to salt and the humid conditions
reef tank water is 78-84 deg and where the lights are it's always evaporating and leaving salt.....

regardless of the "safty" claim I would let the work dry for *AT LEAST* 48 hours or more before puting anything lve in it.
the ratings they give are based on what they think is safe based on human use.... i'd double the time and if you can do this:

setup lights in the boxes and have them in a warm dry room
try to get them to 80-90 deg. for 48 hours running
that should help to "Cook Off" any remaining vapors and cure the wood and coating .... and run some fans to keep the air moving too...
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