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Old 02-10-2006, 05:45 PM
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Default Stand Building-Do you treat the wood?

Just wondering for those that have built their own stands, Do you treat the wood with anything. Stain, Pant, Wood sealants?
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:52 PM
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Yes.

Stained and polyurethaned the outside.
Painted the inside with White Epoxy Paint to make it waterproof.
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Polyurethane inside and out.
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mine is untreated inside, seems fine over the last 6 years.
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Old 02-10-2006, 07:35 PM
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Ok Let me tell you my delema.

The stand was built in place, right in front of my current tanks. This was because there was no way to bring the completed stand into the house due to door widths. So now I'm faced with treating the tank in the house. I'm worried about the fumes and my current tank as well, we have a Parrot and fumes of stains and what not have been proven fatal to birds.

Oh BTW. The tank will have to come in through a door 30inches wide. the tank is 30inches tall and 36 wide. So some demo of the house is required. My wife is going to kill me :0

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Old 02-10-2006, 08:16 PM
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Just an idea, have no idea if it would work, but if you have a bay window or something in the house, would it be easire/cheaper to pay a window company to remove the glass for you then re-install afterwards?
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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
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