Habitat - Indoor :: Is this ok for a basking spot?

[RachPreach]

I bought some wreath metal hangers that I was going to bend and hook onto the side of my tank and angle it 90 degrees and put a piece of slate on it. Will the metal be ok for the water or will it cause problems such as rust? they are coating with green paint.

[steve]

I think there was one or two people on this forum who made something similar, and it's something that I would recommend against. First - slate is heavy, second - your tank is not designed to support it, third - you don't want rust and whatever paint they used in your tank.

[steve]

Also, I like your avatar but you'd need resize it to 80x80 pixels. Thanks.

[marisa]

It would be better to support the slate from underneath. And those wires will enventually rust. How big is the piece of slate? How big is your tank?

[RachPreach]

it is 20 gallons

[marisa]

For that size, it might be better to use corkbark and wedge it into the sides of the tank for stability or buy a turtle dock, which is what a lot of people seem to do.

[RachPreach]

well what i did is stacked two bricks vertically side by side and layed a piece of slate across it for now. I will consider the corkbark later on. Thanks for your help