Pressure treated lumber for tank canopy?

[southerntnreefer]

id assume this is an No no, but i have a ton of spindles on hand to build out the frame for a canopy. been outside for 6 months or more etc. If painted etc, is there any damage?

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

You probably don't want to do that. There are copper compounds in the treated wood that are toxic to marine invertebrates and could leach into the tank.

 

[southerntnreefer]

You probably don't want to do that. There are copper compounds in the treated wood that are toxic to marine invertebrates and could leach into the tank.

Thats what i was thinking, but figured id ask.

 

[AlexG]

Agreed avoid treated wood due to the chemicals it contains.

 

[CJD18]

anddddd its really heavy!!

 

[nereefpat]

Twisting of the pressure treated lumber would be my concern.

 

[ca1ore]

I wouldn't want that stuff anywhere near my tank; nor, frankly inside the house Typical water-born preservatives are chromated copper arsenate, and ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate. Just manage humidity in the hood with a small fan and regular wood/plywood will last for years.

 

[southerntnreefer]

I wouldn't want that stuff anywhere near my tank; nor, frankly inside the house Typical water-born preservatives are chromated copper arsenate, and ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate. Just manage humidity in the hood with a small fan and regular wood/plywood will last for years.

I was just mainly trying to cut a bit of cost and my mind wondered. I've got a note into a local cabinet builder to build me custom bowfront canopy