Painting the Fish Room.

[Corycatfan]

I am planning on painting my Fish Room. I am wondering how it will affect  my fish and Fish Tanks. 

I m worried about my Air Pumps pulling in Air with Paint Fumes and dispersing it in my Tank water.

Any thoughts or tips would be appreciated.

Thanks ,Mike

 

[lefty o]

i would try and move the pumps out of the room. it may require buying a good length of air line tubing, but should be a small investment for the added safety margin. that, and i would ensure the tanks are well covered.

[Corycatfan]

Thanks, that might work. I did not think of that.👍

[AdamTill]

Latex “fumes” aren’t super toxic, but good advice above. Could run carbon temporarily if really worried

[Alesha]

Can you open the windows at all? I think it would be helpful to get that fresh air into the room too...sort of dilute the fumes a bit. 

[Corycatfan]

Carbon is one idea i will use. Also i am going to wait until Spring when it is warmer out, and open Windows and put a box fan in the window to pull out the fumes.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Mike

[KaitieG]

You can also get low to no VOC paint, which really cuts down on the smell.  I've used a couple different brands over the years--it tends to be in some of the pricier brand-name paints and are usually a "premium" option, but I've found that they tend to also have better coverage and therefore end up not costing more in the long run.

[Corycatfan]

Thanks, i did not know this. Sounds like this would certainly help.

 

Thanks, Mike

[FishyThoughts]

Could run an air purifier as well. Some of those are pretty good.