Painting A YTong Farm

Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon alybalyb » 27. Okt 2009 14:18

I would like to paint the corridors and chambers of my YTong farm white so I can see my colony better.

What kind of paint can I use that won't harm the ants and where do I purchase it?

I have looked on Antstore and can't find any paint.

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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon ARTUR83 » 27. Okt 2009 15:38

alybalyb hat geschrieben:I would like to paint the corridors and chambers of my YTong farm white so I can see my colony better.

What kind of paint can I use that won't harm the ants and where do I purchase it?

I have looked on Antstore and can't find any paint.

Al.


Hmm... I dye natural clay.
I put on the pap and ytong colours on the colour of given clay.
I wait as much as the concrete then he will dry and is approx. :)
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 27. Okt 2009 22:56

I'm not sure paint is a good idea, it could be bad for the ants.

I once "painted" my ytong with loam (made it wet like a thik paint). Maybe you can do the same with white sand or some stuff like that.
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon ARTUR83 » 28. Okt 2009 09:37

This sie exactly checks at me because this is only the ground mixed with water.
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon alybalyb » 28. Okt 2009 10:57

Yes loam sounds like a good idea.

To let you understand I haven't got anything setup as yet, just doing the reaserch to find out what i need and knowledge etc.

Hoping to start soon though will wait till March time after hibernation to send for queen.

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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 28. Okt 2009 15:29

Hi agian Al,

If you want a queen.. give me a shout before ordering as i may be getting rid of some of my ants. I def have a few Lasius niger colonies that will be going.
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 30. Okt 2009 21:31

Where did you get those bud ? lol (sorry way off topic, couldn't resist. :) )
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 1. Nov 2009 11:03

it was from this really cool very kind belgium bloke i know ;)
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon Zagone » 20. Nov 2009 08:51

I've painted one of my ytong nests with watered clay, works really wall and can't harm the ants. Allow me to find a picture... :roll:

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So yeah, the brown is basically really wet clay that I've 'painted' out over the ytong. Really murky water works too.
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon insanebe » 21. Nov 2009 11:13

Bee keepers use any water based paint as standard
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Re: Painting A YTong Farm

Beitragvon Verduveltje » 9. Dez 2012 22:28

What I use to color Ytong is pigment powder, available in most specialised paint- & hobby shops.

Just mix the powder with some water and paint it on the Ytong, the water is instantly absorbed and the pigment remains

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Beitragvon allan » 9. Apr 2013 00:41

Hi new to this quick question can I use a aerated block instead of ytong or siporex or thermalite blocks or they all the same
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