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Originally Posted by Tattoo-X
I think you guys are wrong. But I'll take a bust and put it in with a fish in a small tank and see. Or I'll just throw the idea out the window and make my wife happy. She can sell the Namor.
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Nope, I've kept every type of tank you could imagine and I had the same idea (resin skulls, acrylic paint) and it poisoned the water, killing fish and ruining the piece(s).
If you can't boil them or acclimate the pieces for 'x' period of time (which you can't with a resin statue), then you are putting it in there with factory finishes and fixers that are toxic to the biological balance that you have achieved thus far.
You should start with a bust in a seamless glass and adhere it to the bottom of an empty tank with clear silicone, then place shells, gravel and plantlife around it. It will appear seamless and protect the fish and statue.
If you put a Namor FS in by itself, don't be surprised if there's a tiny paint flaw that makes his hair come up and start flapping in the current (yes, tanks have currents) like Trump's combover on a windy day. Then you'll know it's all over.