Stand Building-Do you treat the wood?

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Originally Posted by Chin_Lee

jason
not unless you plan to submerge the wood in water for extended periods of time.
put it this way - the joists and framework of your entire house is not treated........ so treating the stand to your tank is not needed.

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