Hi,
I have a small wooden model of a park bench I want to put in my betta tank (8 gallon, just a male betta in there). It's made of wood and parts of it have been glued together, it's approx size is 5 x 3", I have attached a photo. Obviously I want to make sure this is safe for the tank, I've spent hours searching forums for this and have seen a few ideas for making wood safe, the most common seems to be covering it in clear polyurethane varnish. I bought some of this from a DIY shop today, it's 'Ronseal tough polyurethane gloss varnish', on the back it says it's resistant to chemical spillages and boiling water, but I'm still a bit unsure of using it. Does anyone have any experience of using these sort of varnishes for tank ornaments or any other ideas on how I could make it safe? I think it will look cool and I really want to put it in, but maybe it's just too much hassle and should I forget about it!? Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Nick
I have a small wooden model of a park bench I want to put in my betta tank (8 gallon, just a male betta in there). It's made of wood and parts of it have been glued together, it's approx size is 5 x 3", I have attached a photo. Obviously I want to make sure this is safe for the tank, I've spent hours searching forums for this and have seen a few ideas for making wood safe, the most common seems to be covering it in clear polyurethane varnish. I bought some of this from a DIY shop today, it's 'Ronseal tough polyurethane gloss varnish', on the back it says it's resistant to chemical spillages and boiling water, but I'm still a bit unsure of using it. Does anyone have any experience of using these sort of varnishes for tank ornaments or any other ideas on how I could make it safe? I think it will look cool and I really want to put it in, but maybe it's just too much hassle and should I forget about it!? Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Nick