the inside of your house is not 100% humidity, which the inside of your stand will be if you have a sump in it.

so if you don't treat it... think dark warm and humid... mold city is one possibility. also the higher humidity will cause the wood to swell and warp which could lead to a tank crack.

your best bet would be to move the parrot to another room with a window and place rags around the bottom of the door to seal the gap fairly well, then open a window in the room you are painting in and have a fan forcing air out the window.

other things to consider are the type of sealer you use.. if you use a water based polyurethane it is relatively low in VOC and drys quite fast.

Steve

sump or not
 

yes i agree. if you are putting a sump under the tank, i would treat. if not, don't bother.

Treat the wood. What I discovered on my 90gallon stand when I moved it yesterday, was that all the wood was treated except the bottom panel that was against the floor. Long story short... it started to mold, and now my carpet smells like mold. Treat any surface that will come in contact with water for brief period of times.

Well there won't be a sump under the tank. But I have desided to paint the tank. I found some low VOC Primer and paint that I will be using.

It will look better too

J

I used Marine Spar Varnish on mine, just an idea what about using water bassed pollyurathine

My bro does hard wood flooring and says they use it all the time in existing/lived in homes