best way to block a hole

[Ricey]

what would be the best way to seal up a fairly large hole in a piece of synthetic wood?

thanx in advance

 

[Barday]

Deppends how big the hole is, but you could try wood filler

 

[Ricey]

its about 2 inches in diameter.
basicly i need to stop fish from getting in there. it needs to be neat and tidy though, and as un-noticable as possible as its facing the front of the tank.

 

[Barday]

Yea, wood filler should seal that up nicely, let it set for a few hours and sand it down. I think you can get a few colour variations, so get the best match to the colour of your wood.

 

[Ricey]

cool.
i'll see what i can find. anything i need to look out for? like anything that could be dangerous to fish/water conditions?

many thanks

 

[Barday]

It's not going in the water is it? Once it's dried out there should be no fumes. Make sure no dust fom the sanding goes in the tank, as that could be toxic to the fish.

I think it's waterproof because I've used some on an outside door.

 

[Ricey]

lol yeah i'll take the wood out then do the filling and let it dry!

i was just worried about when it goes back in... could it leak out any toxins or could it start to disolve

 

[Barday]

Might be worth looking into actually........

 

[nigel]

some wood fillers use water to soften them if they go a bit hard in the tub i would be very wary on using wood filler under water it could easily break up slowly under there

 

[nigel]

would be better to get a smaller piece of synthetic wood & cut it to shape & plug the hole cut it on a taper & drive it into the hole till its tight then cut it or sand it off flush

 

[ddm18]

Not really relevant, but I'm curious: why do you want to fill the hole?

 

[mwm]

I wouldnt use wood filler, just like use siran wrap and cover it from the inside of the wood thing