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05-26-2010, 03:54 PM
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Mrs. Wookie~'Venger's Girl~GORE Princess~Silly Sister~Beast Lover
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: So. Oregon/Beautiful Pacific NW/Gods Country
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I am taking issue:
Can someone help me understand why my husband thinks that paying good money for a FS Namor statue just to put it in his fishtank? Won't it be ruined by the water and any chemicals that might be in it. Will the paint hurt the fish....will I ever see the good $ again.
Confused in Oregon......
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05-26-2010, 03:56 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: LI New York
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I think it might kill the fish too. 
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05-26-2010, 04:00 PM
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The Flash
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central New Joisey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex655321
I think it might kill the fish too.
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I have to agree, those things aren't made to be submerged in water. I think eventually the paint will just lift off and then the fish will eat it and there goes the fish and the statue.
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05-26-2010, 04:07 PM
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Cosmic Painter
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In Da Studio!
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If you can find a place or way to coat it in clear plastic it will work.
Or if you can place it in a clear class case and submerge that in water too. but even moisture will wear out the paint.
Might be better off finding a water proof paint specially for water and paint the statue in that color. Sorta like a copper statue rusting in water.
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05-26-2010, 04:09 PM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: GA
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It will kill your fish. The statue will be ruined.
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05-26-2010, 04:30 PM
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Advanced Tweet Mechanic
Adamantium Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Yesterday's Future...
Posts: 48,155
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Put it behind the fishtank - same effect (sort of)
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05-26-2010, 04:36 PM
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Statue Forum MacDaddy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Originally Krypton, now Iowa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VaultMan
Put it behind the fishtank - same effect (sort of)
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I got my father-in law a Aquaman action figure for his fish tank. He humoured me and out it in there. Then a white film developed around the figure and he had 3 expensive tropical fish die, Aquaman was suddenly gone. These companied that make fish tank decorations should do a Aquaman & Namor they would sell a lot of them.
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05-26-2010, 04:39 PM
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Well there goes that secret. 
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05-26-2010, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: West Coast
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If it kills the fish, you can put your fishfood budget towards another statue. 
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05-26-2010, 04:52 PM
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Cyclops
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: If it was up your a$$ you'd know!
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I would also say the chemicals in the resin would kill the fish too.
Also, it depends on what type of tank it goes in. Salt water-no way. Brackish-tolerable. Tropical-what the heck? Fish are cheap!
Vince had a good idea about the submerged glass case. I did that with a tank once and aside from the occasional algae, it worked like a charm.
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