guerreira: WOOD - mold treatment (4. Sep 2007 19:22)

Hi to all!

How can I protect the wood branches from rotten, in my "future" Polyrhachis terrarium?

[img]http://G:\mold2.jpg[/img]

I want to mantain the original look (not painting or sanding).

I heard epoxy could do the trick... but how?

Flan: (4. Sep 2007 20:21)

Welcome :)
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guerreira: (4. Sep 2007 21:17)

the mold... :(

Flan: (4. Sep 2007 22:52)

Good(or just any :wink: ) ventilation should solve your problem.

Epoxy is not good idea.

guerreira: (5. Sep 2007 02:10)

Why? Does it hurt the ants?

epoxy - It's used in paludariums and doesn't contaminates the water.

my terrarium - Now it doesn't have any ventilation. but it will have 4 holes in the cover (1,8cm or 3/4" diameter each). It's not much (I guess) because I don't want the humidity to go to the room. Will it be enough?

JimmyVe: (5. Sep 2007 08:04)

Hi guerreira and welcome,

I have no experience with epoxy so i can not say it would to the trick, but most of the time wood will rotten if it can not dry, so like Flan is saying a good ventilation would do the trick.

Flan: (5. Sep 2007 11:49)

Why? Does it hurt the ants?

epoxy - It's used in paludariums and doesn't contaminates the water.

my terrarium - Now it doesn't have any ventilation. but it will have 4 holes in the cover (1,8cm or 3/4" diameter each). It's not much (I guess) because I don't want the humidity to go to the room. Will it be enough?

Epoxy is safe until scratched (unnecessary risk).
4 holes can be enough. It all depends of the size of terrarium. You will have to try it yourself.

guerreira: (5. Sep 2007 13:26)

ok thank's
By the way... the tank is 30x100x40cm

One more :) ... does the wood mold hurt the ants?

Flan: (5. Sep 2007 14:07)

I heard that mould is very dangerous only if it is on dead insects.

But in my opinion, spores of any mould can be dangerous when they enters tracheal breathing system.

Polyrhachis ants are beautiful, which exactly will you keep?

I hope my poor English is understandable. :oops:

guerreira: (12. Sep 2007 21:07)

"dives"... what else could it be Flan... I dont know other place to find or buy ants... at least "dives" I dont.
How would you get "dives"? :-k

By the way listen to this supidly funny thing... I get rid of the molding trunk... and surprise! now the PLASTIC plants are molding!!! How the f*** can that happen??? (they are very realistic... but not real!) :angry01: