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[deranged chipmunk]

I'm going to assume the fake rocks are made of styrofoam or expanding foam. The only "animal safe" paint is krylon fusion. If you are using anything other than that, be sure to cover it with krylon fusion clear. ALL sides must be covered with several coats of clear coat to ensure it is 100% sealed. One small area that is not and chemicals can leech into the tank and wreak havoc on your inhabitants.

When I built my steam punk tank, every piece that was painted got roughly 10 coats of krylon fusion clear coat. Funny how I keep mentioning krylon fusion, huh? Like it's important or something lol


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[k1pickel]

THANKS EVERYONE!

So Krylon Fusion? lol! And just an fyi yes I did use great stuff expanding foam. Then I carved and sanded it. Covered it in Drylok. Then over that with a mix of tile grout. Then tinted Drylok (with acrylic paint). Then I layere the colors of acrylic paint. Then three coat of Krylon Matte Finish to seal the paint. This weekend I'll hopefully find the Krylon Fusion Clear and do multiple coats of that and call it ready for testing.

Additional question I used old coated wire (destroyed an old xbox pad cord) for a base and applied a thick coat of black silicone over it then rolled it in jungle mix substrate to create vines. I didn't have any rope available. I was hoping since its coated in silicone it wouldn't matter the base especially because I will go over the vines with the Krylon Fusion Clear anyway. Thoughts?

And again thanks for he help!