Oil painting near tank?

[MrSquid]

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this already, but I told my wife that I'd ask. :wink:

Our tank is set up in the dining room, which is right next to the sunroom. She wants to get back into doing (artistic) oil painting and would like to do her painting in the sunroom. But something tells me that the fumes would be pretty bad for the tank.

Thoughts/opinions? Am I right?

 

[Sikryd]

I wouldn't risk it, but if there is adequate ventilation so she doesn't get sick, I wouldn't see why not.

 

[seascape]

if there is adequate ventalation it should be fine,she isnt going to be right next to the tank anyway right

 

[Acezwild]

If the fumes are strong enough to harm her in the area then will be as bad to your tank well vent area should be fine

 

[MrSquid]

For you guys that are saying "should be fine", have you ever smelled oil paints? (just curious)

She used to paint pre-tank at our last house but I don't remember how long the fumes lingered.

 

[jaytizzle]

You aren't going to get transfer of contaminants from a gaseous phase to an aqueous phase very easily. The only way that it could be a problem is if you are exhausting the fumes and bubbling them through your tank (beyond far-fetched) or having the vaopr trapped under a glass lid and condensing and dripping into the tank. Odds are that neither of those are going to happen. You are, more than likely, fine to proceed with the painting.

 

[MrSquid]

Just to cover my bases, I'll point out that I'm running ozone (air pump - into skimmer) and have 4 high capacity muffin fans in my canopy, with lots of surface agitation and overflows.

I just a big jumpy when it comes to fumes since I've heard that you shouldn't use aerosol room deoderizers/scented candles/etc around tanks.

 

[Paul_N]

You aren't going to get transfer of contaminants from a gaseous phase to an aqueous phase very easily. The only way that it could be a problem is if you are exhausting the fumes and bubbling them through your tank (beyond far-fetched) or having the vaopr trapped under a glass lid and condensing and dripping into the tank. Odds are that neither of those are going to happen. You are, more than likely, fine to proceed with the painting.

I agree. It's is just vapors and not like she is spray painting and you have airborne particles that can settle in the tank. I am about as far from a expert as you can get though..:tongue:

 

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IMO better safe than sorry... make her paint in the garage :tongue:

Then have fun sleeping on the couch :angel:

 

[starfish]

Aerosols,sprays, scented candles,incense all release micro particles in the atmosphere. Also as a artist that use to use oils now use acrylics, it would not be the oil paints themselves, as they release nothing into the atmosphere but its the other stuff you normally use with oil painting that I would be careful about. The turps,laquers ect. If the room can be closed off or something put up to close off that area to make everyone feel better I would probably do that. That is why I went to acrylics no smell and they clean up with water......good luck.

 

[MrSquid]

Then have fun sleeping on the couch :angel:

She's in Wisconsin with the tank - I'm going to school in Los Angeles for a year. Sleeping on the couch would be an upgrade - at least we'd be in the same state! :tongue:

 

[customcolor]

ozone is used to disinfect and cean up the smell in rooms from smoke damage or in high concentration to kill off mold.....so the ozone and pump combo i dont think i would worry about..